Merl A Trimmer

US Patent:

20070124464, May 31, 2007

Filed:

Dec 13, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/638322

Inventors:

Yoogin Lean - Apex NC, US
David Minnich - Durham NC, US
Kevin Sapp - Apex NC, US
Richard Spangler - Raleigh NC, US
Merl Trimmer - Morrisville NC, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224000

Abstract:

An automatically configurable network monitoring system includes a network monitoring communications protocol used for communications between a network monitoring client executing on a routing node () being monitored and a network monitoring server executing on a network monitoring processor (). According to the network monitoring communications protocol, the network monitoring client broadcasts a network monitoring service request message to the network monitoring servers. The service request message identifies a signaling link for which network monitoring service is being requested. The network monitoring servers provisioned to the requested provide network monitoring service respond affirmatively and thereby automatically grant network monitoring service. The network monitoring system may be completely probeless or, alternatively, used in conjunction with probe-based network monitoring devices.

US Patent:

54576806, Oct 10, 1995

Filed:

May 18, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/062624

Inventors:

David A. Kamm - Tampa FL
Stephen T. Parker - Raleigh NC
Merl A. Trimmer - Cary NC
Sherry L. Trimmer - Cary NC

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04B 726
H04J 316
H04L 1266

US Classification:

370 17

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for managing the communication of data packets between a mobile data radio terminal and a plurality of fixed base stations in a data communications network. In a system of a plurality of base stations (each including a set of cellular telephone voice transceivers), wherein a first and second base stations are coupled through a home mobile data gateway (MDG) to the data communications network and a third base station is coupled through a server mobile data gateway to the data communications network, a method and apparatus which establishes in the home mobile data gateway, a forwarding address to a server mobile data gateway, sends forwarding information from the home mobile data gateway to the server mobile data gateway, and allocates with the server mobile data gateway, a new channel at the third base station, for the mobile data radio terminal. The method further includes determining which base station is providing better signal measurement data and allocating with the home mobile data gateway, a new channel at the better base station, for the mobile data radio terminal. The method further includes allocating an additional channel to the mobile data radio when the forward data packet size is greater than a threshold value.

US Patent:

20030105850, Jun 5, 2003

Filed:

May 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/154309

Inventors:

Yoogin Lean - Apex NC, US
David Minnich - Durham NC, US
Kevin Sapp - Apex NC, US
Richard Spangler - Raleigh NC, US
Merl Trimmer - Morrisville NC, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173
G06F015/177

US Classification:

709/223000, 709/220000

Abstract:

An automatically configurable network monitoring system includes a network monitoring communications protocol used for communications between a network monitoring client executing on a routing node () being monitored and a network monitoring server executing on a network monitoring processor (). According to the network monitoring communications protocol, the network monitoring client broadcasts a network monitoring service request message to the network monitoring servers. The service request message identifies a signaling link for which network monitoring service is being requested. The network monitoring servers provisioned to the requested provide network monitoring service respond affirmatively and thereby automatically grant network monitoring service. The network monitoring system may be completely probeless or, alternatively, used in conjunction with probe-based network monitoring devices.