Patents by Inventor Krishnakumar Gowravaram

Krishnakumar Gowravaram 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).

  • SAN fabric online path diagnostics
    Patent number: 10210113
    Abstract: A diagnostic testing utility is used to perform online path diagnostic tests to troubleshoot components in a path that contribute to performance degradations and check application level data integrity, while traffic is allowed to flow as normal. To perform the diagnostic tests, two HBA or CNA ports at each end of a path are identified and used to send test frames to perform the diagnostic tests. The entire diagnostic procedure is performed without taking any ports or servers offline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Gowravaram, Ramkumar Vadivelu, Varghese Kallarackal, Vinodh Ravindran
  • SAN FABRIC ONLINE PATH DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20170300436
    Abstract: A diagnostic testing utility is used to perform online path diagnostic tests to troubleshoot components in a path that contribute to performance degradations and check application level data integrity, while traffic is allowed to flow as normal. To perform the diagnostic tests, two HBA or CNA ports at each end of a path are identified and used to send test frames to perform the diagnostic tests. The entire diagnostic procedure is performed without taking any ports or servers offline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Gowravaram, Ramkumar Vadivelu, Varghese Kallarackal, Vinodh Ravindran
  • SAN fabric online path diagnostics
    Patent number: 9727501
    Abstract: A diagnostic testing utility is used to perform online path diagnostic tests to troubleshoot components in a path that contribute to performance degradations and check application level data integrity, while traffic is allowed to flow as normal. To perform the diagnostic tests, two HBA or CNA ports at each end of a path are identified and used to send test frames to perform the diagnostic tests. The entire diagnostic procedure is performed without taking any ports or servers offline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Gowravaram, Ramkumar Vadivelu, Varghese Kallarackal, Vinodh Ravindran
  • SAN FABRIC ONLINE PATH DIAGNOSTICS
    Publication number: 20130111077
    Abstract: A diagnostic testing utility is used to perform online path diagnostic tests to troubleshoot components in a path that contribute to performance degradations and check application level data integrity, while traffic is allowed to flow as normal. To perform the diagnostic tests, two HBA or CNA ports at each end of a path are identified and used to send test frames to perform the diagnostic tests. The entire diagnostic procedure is performed without taking any ports or servers offline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Krishnakumar Gowravaram, Ramkumar Vadivelu, Varghese Kallarackal, Vinodh Ravindran