Patents by Inventor Kaamel Kermaani

Kaamel Kermaani 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).

  • Patent number: 7206963
    Abstract: A system and method for providing switch redundancy in a computer network comprises two or more separate servers that are connected together to allow the servers to operate as one complete system that may continue to operate even in the event that one server becomes unable to provide switching functions. In one exemplary embodiment, the computer network includes two or more servers and a server bridging assembly. Two or more servers are interconnected via the server bridging assembly such that, in the event that a switch located in one of the servers fails, the switch located in the other server can be used to provide switching functions for both servers. As a result, the servers are interconnected to provide redundancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Balkar S. Sidhu, Ramani Krishnamurthy, Kaamel Kermaani
  • Publication number: 20040255190
    Abstract: A system and method for providing switch redundancy in a computer network comprises two or more separate servers that are connected together to allow the servers to operate as one complete system that may continue to operate even in the event that one server becomes unable to provide switching functions. In one exemplary embodiment, the computer network includes two or more servers and a server bridging assembly. Two or more servers are interconnected via the server bridging assembly such that, in the event that a switch located in one of the servers fails, the switch located in the other server can be used to provide switching functions for both servers. As a result, the servers are interconnected to provide redundancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC
    Inventors: Balkar S. Sidhu, Ramani Krishnamurthy, Kaamel Kermaani
  • Patent number: 6594150
    Abstract: A computer system comprising a chassis and housing removable servers supported in subchassis, each chassis having optional front or read cable access. Power and signal connectivity to the servers may be made from the front or rear of the system. The subchassis may be half the width of the chassis or a quarter of a width of the chassis. The subchassis further include an upper bay and a lower bay as well as a plurality of field replaceable units, which all may be access through the front of the chassis. One or more of the field replaceable units connect to the system through a midplane, located within the subchassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Creason, Clifford B. Willis, Denise Silverman, Michael Sean White, David M. Arstein, Victor E. JoChiong, Timothy E. Mautz, Steve M. Wilson, Raymond Kai Ho, Kaamel Kermaani, Carl Meert, Adiymar Bigio, Vince Hileman
  • Publication number: 20020012232
    Abstract: A computer system comprising a chassis and housing removable servers supported in subchassis, each chassis having optional front or read cable access. Power and signal connectivity to the servers may be made from the front or rear of the system. The subchassis may be half the width of the chassis or a quarter of a width of the chassis. The subchassis further include an upper bay and a lower bay as well as a plurality of field replaceable units, which all may be access through the front of the chassis. One or more of the field replaceable units connect to the system through a midplane, located within the subchassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Creason, Clifford B. Willis, Denise Silverman, Michael Sean White, David M. Arstein, Victor E. JoChiong, Timothy E. Mautz, Steve M. Wilson, Raymond Kai Ho, Kaamel Kermaani, Carl Meert, Adiymar Bigio, Vince Hileman