Patents by Inventor Alan C. Spalding

Alan C. Spalding has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for load balancing in networks
    Patent number: 8705351
    Abstract: Method and system is provided for handling both network traffic and storage traffic to and from a plurality of nodes. The system includes a converged switch module that includes a plurality of ports configured to operate as a part of a group that is managed by a controller and each of the plurality of ports are configurable to process network traffic, storage traffic or a combination of both network traffic and storage traffic to and from a virtual port. The controller selects one of the plurality of ports to operate as a primary port for responding to a solicitation message from one of a plurality of nodes addressed to any of the ports within the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: QLOGIC, Corporation
    Inventors: Edward C. McGlaughlin, Alan C. Spalding