Patents by Inventor Gavin McCallum

Gavin McCallum 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).

  • Discovering configured tunnels between nodes on a path in a data communications network
    Patent number: 8111627
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for discovering a configured tunnel between nodes on a path in a data communications network. In an embodiment, an apparatus is arranged to remotely access at least one node on the path, identify whether a tunnel is configured on the access node and, if so, identify whether the identified tunnel has a fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin McCallum, John Monaghan
  • DISCOVERING CONFIGURED TUNNELS BETWEEN NODES ON A PATH IN A DATA COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    Publication number: 20090003223
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for discovering a configured tunnel between nodes on a path in a data communications network. In an embodiment, an apparatus is arranged to remotely access at least one node on the path, identify whether a tunnel is configured on the access node and, if so, identify whether the identified tunnel has a fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Gavin McCallum, John Monaghan