Patents by Inventor Alex E. Raj

Alex E. Raj 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).

  • Publication number: 20240171611
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer-program product embodiments for providing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network security. In some embodiments, a SIP processing system includes a SIP device configured to receive a packet stream from a first SIP user agent and facilitate a SIP communication session between the first SIP user agent and a second SIP user agent. The SIP device receives the SIP messages in the SIP communication session and opens one or more socket connections with one or more security systems. The SIP device transmits metadata of the SIP messages to the one or more security systems configured to detect threats. Based on a threat status generated by and received from the one or more security systems, the SIP device controls the SIP communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: The Mitre Corporation
    Inventor: Alex E. RAJ
  • Patent number: 11831681
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer-program product embodiments for providing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network security. In some embodiments, a SIP processing system includes a SIP device configured to receive a packet stream from a first SIP user agent and facilitate a SIP communication session between the first SIP user agent and a second SIP user agent. The SIP device receives the SIP messages in the SIP communication session and opens one or more socket connections with one or more security systems. The SIP device transmits metadata of the SIP messages to the one or more security systems configured to detect threats. Based on a threat status generated by and received from the one or more security systems, the SIP device controls the SIP communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventor: Alex E. Raj
  • Publication number: 20200344262
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer-program product embodiments for providing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network security. In some embodiments, a SIP processing system includes a SIP device configured to receive a packet stream from a first SIP user agent and facilitate a SIP communication session between the first SIP user agent and a second SIP user agent. The SIP device receives the SIP messages in the SIP communication session and opens one or more socket connections with one or more security systems. The SIP device transmits metadata of the SIP messages to the one or more security systems configured to detect threats. Based on a threat status generated by and received from the one or more security systems, the SIP device controls the SIP communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventor: Alex E. RAJ
  • Patent number: 10749900
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer-program product embodiments for providing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network security. In some embodiments, a SIP processing system includes a SIP device configured to establish and control a SIP communication session between SIP user agents. In some embodiments, the SIP processing system includes a SIP device that establishes a recording session with a first server to receive SIP messages relayed in the SIP communication session. The first server decodes the SIP messages based on metadata in the SIP messages to extract multimedia content. Then, the first server opens a socket connection to establish a security session with a security system configured to determine whether the portion is associated with a detected threat and transmits a portion of the decoded multimedia to the security system. Based on a threat status generated by and received from the security system, the first server controls the SIP communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventor: Alex E. Raj
  • Publication number: 20200106809
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer-program product embodiments for providing Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) network security. In some embodiments, a SIP processing system includes a SIP device configured to establish and control a SIP communication session between SIP user agents. In some embodiments, the SIP processing system includes a SIP device that establishes a recording session with a first server to receive SIP messages relayed in the SIP communication session. The first server decodes the SIP messages based on metadata in the SIP messages to extract multimedia content. Then, the first server opens a socket connection to establish a security session with a security system configured to determine whether the portion is associated with a detected threat and transmits a portion of the decoded multimedia to the security system. Based on a threat status generated by and received from the security system, the first server controls the SIP communication session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventor: ALEX E. RAJ
  • Patent number: 8004960
    Abstract: A computer apparatus comprising a processor and a forwarding engine arranged to forward LDP multicast traffic along a multicast tree having a primary and a backup path in a converged network topology, the processor being configured to cause the forwarding engine to forward traffic via the backup path upon a topology change and send a changed topology label and path vector to at least one neighbor node in the changed topology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Alex E. Raj
  • Patent number: 7899049
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for minimizing or preventing duplicate traffic during point to multipoint tree switching in a network. In its operation, embodiments disclosed herein utilize control plane trigger mechanisms to handle the receipt of duplicate traffic by network entities after the occurrence of a network failure event. Generally, the control plane trigger mechanism prevents a network entity from processing multicast traffic from both old and new upstream data paths resulting from typical network convergence procedures. The methods and apparatus describe herein apply to standard rerouting procedures as well as fast rerouting procedures for multicast traffic in a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Robert H. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7684350
    Abstract: A method of distributing labels in a label distribution protocol multicast network having a root node and at least one leaf node comprises the steps, performed at a receiving node, of receiving a label and path vector from a distributing node, carrying out loop or convergence detection from the received path vector and, if convergence or no loop is detected, sending a receiving node label and path vector to its nexthop node in the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Eric C. Rosen, Robert H. Thomas, IJsbrand Wijnands
  • Patent number: 7609620
    Abstract: A method and apparatus method for providing fast rerouting in a network is presented. The method and apparatus assign a first local label for a prefix, and assign a second local label for the prefix. The first local label is advertised to an upstream peer and the second local label is advertised to a downstream peer. A forwarding entry from the first local label for a prefix is switched to the second local label for the prefix when a failure of a link or next hop is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Robert H. Thomas, Prabhu Vaithilingam
  • Publication number: 20080031130
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for minimizing or preventing duplicate traffic during point to multipoint tree switching in a network. In its operation, embodiments disclosed herein utilize control plane trigger mechanisms to handle the receipt of duplicate traffic by network entities after the occurrence of a network failure event. Generally, the control plane trigger mechanism prevents a network entity from processing multicast traffic from both old and new upstream data paths resulting from typical network convergence procedures. The methods and apparatus describe herein apply to standard rerouting procedures as well as fast rerouting procedures for multicast traffic in a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Robert H. Thomas
  • Patent number: 6628649
    Abstract: The invention provides unique architectures and techniques for routing redundancy in a data switch configured to use label switching. Multiple label switch controllers (LSCs) each operate concurrently but independently of each other to provide routes through a data switching mechanism. Preferred embodiments provide a plurality of LSCs offering MPLS capabilities coupled to a single switch, such as an ATM switch. The similarly configured LSCs each can concurrently support a route for data (e.g., labeled ATM cells) within the data switching mechanism in parallel, thereby providing the ability to support redundant and multiple parallel data networks. The configuration is called a label switch router (LSR). A fully-meshed embodiment allows selected routes to share bandwidth on ports, while a fully parallel embodiment provides separate ports for selected routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex E. Raj, Rodolphe Figaro, Peter Kline, Jeremy Lawrence