William Wesley Webb

US Patent:

20160315830, Oct 27, 2016

Filed:

Apr 21, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/691667

Inventors:

- Hanover MD, US
William WEBB - Decatur GA, US
Sergio SLOBODRIAN - Richmond, CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/873

Abstract:

A bandwidth control method implemented in a Software Defined Networking (SDN) network includes obtaining data for one or more services in the network, wherein each of the one or more services is controlled by an associated user-agent; determining future bandwidth requirements for the one or more services based on the data; determining service requests for at least one of the one or more services based on the future bandwidth requirements; and causing implementation of at least one of the service requests in order of priority. The process of prioritization uses a programmable network-wide logic and has the ability to consider information external to the network such as a user's Service Layer Agreement (SLA) and business priority. The entire bandwidth control method can repeat in cycles providing near real-time adjustments.

US Patent:

20160182344, Jun 23, 2016

Filed:

Dec 17, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/573396

Inventors:

Sachin SUBHEDAR - Alpharetta GA, US
Aung HTAY - Alpharetta GA, US
Roger Michael ELBAZ - Alpharetta GA, US
William WEBB - Decatur GA, US

Assignee:

CIENA CORPORATION - Hanover MD

International Classification:

H04L 12/26
H04L 1/24

Abstract:

A method and server to detect, diagnose, and mitigate issues in a network include receiving Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) data related to the network, the OAM data related to current operation of the network; instantiating a rule engine to evaluate one or more rules based on any one of the OAM data, an event, policy, and an anomaly; and performing one or more actions based on the evaluating the one or more rules. A Software Defined Networking (SDN) controller is also described.

US Patent:

20160182355, Jun 23, 2016

Filed:

Feb 10, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/618364

Inventors:

Norman Steven TRAXLER - Ottawa, CA
David Jeffrey MIEDEMA - Ottawa, CA
Sergio SLOBODRIAN - Ottawa, CA
William WEBB - Decatur GA, US

Assignee:

CIENA CORPORATION - Hanover MD

International Classification:

H04L 12/733
H04L 12/715
H04L 12/751

Abstract:

Path calculation systems and methods for determining a path, based on constraints and rules, for a connection at one or more layers in a network, include determining a path exploration map of the network based on a multi-layer network model of the network defining external edges and intra-node paths, the path exploration map comprising every external port in the network that is reachable from a source port; and utilizing the path exploration map to determine a viable path, from a destination port to the source port, subject to the constraints and the rules and based on a cost.