Network Traffic Management & QoS

Techniques and systems for optimizing network traffic flow, distributing loads across multiple paths or resources, and ensuring quality of service based on various criteria like application type, latency, or resource availability. This includes dynamic path selection, congestion control, and resource allocation.

12,210 US filings from 1,208 companies since 2023 · 2023: 3,314 · 2024: 3,788 · 2025: 3,523 · 2026 YTD: 1,585

Routing, Switching & QoS

Top companies

Ranked by filings in this theme since 2023. 2026 is partial.

#	Company	Since 2023	2023	2024	2025	2026 YTD	YoY
1	Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.	1,074	344	321	291	118	-9.3%
2	Cisco Technology, Inc.	902	214	287	271	130	-5.6%
3	Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)	463	111	161	133	58	-17.4%
4	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	317	73	89	108	47	+21.3%
5	ZTE Corporation	269	52	91	97	29	+6.6%
6	QUALCOMM Incorporated	241	56	78	69	38	-11.5%
7	INTEL CORPORATION	237	65	77	67	28	-13.0%
8	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP	230	63	70	55	42	-21.4%
9	DELL PRODUCTS L.P.	225	45	62	78	40	+25.8%
10	Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.	210	56	73	54	27	-26.0%
11	Juniper Networks, Inc.	208	86	69	42	11	-39.1%
12	AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.	199	83	37	55	24	+48.6%
13	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC	180	37	52	68	23	+30.8%
14	Apple Inc.	175	47	51	51	26	0.0%
15	Nokia Technologies Oy	174	42	50	59	23	+18.0%
16	Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation	166	62	59	43	2	-27.1%
17	Arista Networks, Inc.	148	46	35	36	31	+2.9%
18	Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.	138	19	37	61	21	+64.9%
19	Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy	134	37	46	38	13	-17.4%
20	Oracle International Corporation	123	23	36	40	24	+11.1%
21	T-Mobile USA, Inc.	122	37	26	39	20	+50.0%
22	Amazon Technologies, Inc.	121	30	46	36	9	-21.7%
23	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	121	39	41	35	6	-14.6%
24	GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.	120	40	32	37	11	+15.6%
25	International Business Machines Corporation	117	40	41	25	11	-39.0%