Patents by Inventor Bruce E. Sinclair

Bruce E. Sinclair 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 to optimize the load balancing of parallel coprocessors
    Patent number: 8005978
    Abstract: A technique for optimally balancing the load between a series of coprocessors that takes into consideration the load associated with each coprocessor. A cost associated with a packet is determined. This cost along with the coprocessor's current load is used to determine an anticipated load. The anticipated load is used to select a coprocessor that is to process the packet. In one embodiment, the coprocessor with the minimal anticipated load is selected. In another embodiment, an output port associated with the packet is checked to determine if it is congested. If so, a coprocessor other than the coprocessor with the minimum load is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Duffie, III, Jay S. Shah, Bruce E. Sinclair