Patents by Inventor George Machulsky

George Machulsky 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).

  • Error injection apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6560720
    Abstract: In a computer network system that includes a multiplicity of nodes interconnected by a network of switches, wherein data are normally conveyed in the network according to predetermined conventions, a method for simulation testing of the system. One of the nodes is selected to serve as an error injector and injects data into the network in a manner that violates the predetermined conventions, so as to simulate an error condition in the system. Operation of the system is observed following the injection of the data so as to evaluate a response of the system to the error condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Chirashnya, George Machulsky, Rony Ross, Leah Shalev