Joseph Ernest Craig

US Patent:

6754175, Jun 22, 2004

Filed:

Apr 27, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/559518

Inventors:

Akinwale Ademola Akinpelu - Leonardo NJ
Joseph Craig - Middletown NJ
Ronald F. DApuzzo - Toms River NJ
Arshad Hussain - Scotch Plains NJ

Assignee:

ATT Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

G01R 3108

US Classification:

370228, 370254, 370386, 340 228, 709249

Abstract:

This invention provides for a system and method for upgrading an ATM network to a new release of a vendors ATM platform, or for converting an ATM network to a different vendors ATM platform, preferably without experiencing any service disruptions. The system and method upgrade involves first reorganizing an existing redundant-based ATM network by splitting the links, for example, fiber links, within the existing redundant-based ATM network among two parallel networks, Network A and Network B. Network A can be changed at this stage. Then the circuits from Network B are moved to Network A by using Bridge and Roll techniques. This hitless procedure allows for the migration of the customer traffic from Network B to Network A without customer traffic disruptions.

US Patent:

20070198383, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Feb 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/678418

Inventors:

James Dow - West Calwell NJ, US
Russell Kurtz - Bradley Beach NJ, US
Joseph Craig - Middletown NJ, US

International Classification:

G06Q 40/00

US Classification:

705035000

Abstract:

Embodiments of the invention generally provide a method and apparatus for data center analysis and planning. One embodiment of a method for planning future investment in a data center comprising a plurality of data center resources includes estimating a baseline value for future capacity requirements of the data center, based on historical data center resource consumption data, generating one or more adjusted values for the future capacity requirements, by altering one or more assumptions in the historical data center resource consumption data, providing one or more plans by which at least one of the baseline values and the one or more adjusted values can be met and projecting the costs associated with the one or more plans.