Patents by Inventor Divya SHANMUGAM

Divya SHANMUGAM 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).

  • Eco-friendly power over ethernet
    Patent number: 9609590
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for providing an eco-friendly PoE mechanism in a WLAN. Specifically, a network device determines that an access point (AP) is connected to two or more network devices that include functionality to power the first AP, selects a first network device and causes the first network device to power the AP instead of the second network device, which is currently powering the AP. Moreover, the network device disables power supply on a first port of the second network device that is connected to the AP, causing the first network device to supply power to the AP via a second port of the first network device that is connected to the AP. Subsequent to the first network device supplying power to the AP via the second port, the network device enables the power supply on the first port of the second network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Sridhar P Chandrasekaran, Madani Adjali, Divya Shanmugam, Ando Shin
  • ECO-FRIENDLY POWER OVER ETHERNET
    Publication number: 20150312853
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for providing an eco-friendly PoE mechanism in a WLAN. Specifically, a network device determines that an access point (AP) is connected to two or more network devices that include functionality to power the first AP, selects a first network device and causes the first network device to power the AP instead of the second network device, which is currently powering the AP. Moreover, the network device disables power supply on a first port of the second network device that is connected to the AP, causing the first network device to supply power to the AP via a second port of the first network device that is connected to the AP. Subsequent to the first network device supplying power to the AP via the second port, the network device enables the power supply on the first port of the second network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Sridhar P. CHANDRASEKARAN, Madani ADJALI, Divya SHANMUGAM, Ando SHIN