Patents by Inventor Don V. Massa

Don V. Massa 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, system, and apparatus for an adaptive weighted arbiter
    Patent number: 7350003
    Abstract: An adaptive weighted arbitration algorithm that is user configurable is discussed. The arbitration logic and algorithm considers past arbitration history events and is dynamic to allow for losing bidders to increase their probability of being selected to access the resource based on an accumulator value and a weight value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Gish, Don V. Massa
  • Multi-port high-speed serial fabric interconnect chip in a meshed configuration
    Patent number: 7218640
    Abstract: Multiple boards are connected within a chassis, using a multi-port Target Channel Adapter (TCA). Data is transported from a TCA on a board directly to a TCA on another board through a meshed backplane. The meshed backplane is equipped to mount boards via connectors and may consist of a fabric of copper conductors or optical fibers. Communication from TCA to TCA requires placing ports on each individual TCA along with the appropriate input and output buffering. A multi-port TCA capable of performing multiple bridging functions simultaneously i.e., bridging from a high speed serial meshed backplane to multiple local busses, i.e., Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and TCP/IP devices, is referred to as a Fabric Interconnect Chip (FIC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Lebizay, Brian E. Peebles, David W. Gish, Don V. Massa, Jay L. Gerbehy
  • Multi-port high-speed serial fabric interconnect chip in a meshed configuration
    Publication number: 20040042448
    Abstract: Multiple boards are connected within a chassis, using a multi-port Target Channel Adapter (TCA). Data is transported from a TCA on a board directly to a TCA on another board through a meshed backplane. The meshed backplane is equipped to mount boards via connectors and may consist of a fabric of copper conductors or optical fibers. Communication from TCA to TCA requires placing ports on each individual TCA along with the appropriate input and output buffering. A multi-port TCA capable of performing multiple bridging functions simultaneously i.e., bridging from a high speed serial meshed backplane to multiple local busses, i.e., Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and TCP/IP devices, is referred to as a Fabric Interconnect Chip (FIC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Lebizay, Brian E. Peebles, David W. Gish, Don V. Massa