Patents by Inventor Daniel V. Wade

Daniel V. Wade 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for selective layer 2 port blocking using layer 2 source addresses
    Patent number: 8705532
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for selective layer 2 port blocking using layer 2 source addresses are disclosed. According to one method, a layer 2 frame is received. An I/O port block list is identified based on a layer 2 source address in the layer 2 frame. A set of ports to which the layer 2 fame should be forwarded is identified. The frame is blocked from being forwarded to ports in the set that are also in the I/O port block list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Extreme Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald B. Grosser, Daniel V. Wade