Patents by Inventor Laura Sharpless

Laura Sharpless 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).

  • Publication number: 20210367843
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving multicast traffic flows in a computer network. In some aspects, a method of the technology includes steps for receiving multicast traffic statistics from each of a plurality of switches in a computer network, aggregating the multicast traffic statistics into a time-series database, and identifying a low-performing multicast flow based on the time-series database. In some aspects, the method can include steps for automatically reconfiguring the computer network to improve the low-performing multicast flow. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Laura Sharpless, Ramanan Vaidyanathan, Keerthi Manjunathan Swarnamanjunathan
  • Patent number: 11102065
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving multicast traffic flows in a computer network. In some aspects, a method of the technology includes steps for receiving multicast traffic statistics from each of a plurality of switches in a computer network, aggregating the multicast traffic statistics into a time-series database, and identifying a low-performing multicast flow based on the time-series database. In some aspects, the method can include steps for automatically reconfiguring the computer network to improve the low-performing multicast flow. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Laura Sharpless, Ramanan Vaidyanathan, Keerthi Manjunathan Swarnamanjunathan
  • Publication number: 20200112481
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving multicast traffic flows in a computer network. In some aspects, a method of the technology includes steps for receiving multicast traffic statistics from each of a plurality of switches in a computer network, aggregating the multicast traffic statistics into a time-series database, and identifying a low-performing multicast flow based on the time-series database. In some aspects, the method can include steps for automatically reconfiguring the computer network to improve the low-performing multicast flow. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Laura Sharpless, Ramanan Vaidyanathan, Keerthi Manjunathan Swarnamanjunathan
  • Patent number: 10541866
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving multicast traffic flows in a computer network. In some aspects, a method of the technology includes steps for receiving multicast traffic statistics from each of a plurality of switches in a computer network, aggregating the multicast traffic statistics into a time-series database, and identifying a low-performing multicast flow based on the time-series database. In some aspects, the method can include steps for automatically reconfiguring the computer network to improve the low-performing multicast flow. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Laura Sharpless, Ramanan Vaidyanathan, Keerthi Manjunathan Swarnamanjunathan
  • Publication number: 20190036771
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to systems and methods for improving multicast traffic flows in a computer network. In some aspects, a method of the technology includes steps for receiving multicast traffic statistics from each of a plurality of switches in a computer network, aggregating the multicast traffic statistics into a time-series database, and identifying a low-performing multicast flow based on the time-series database. In some aspects, the method can include steps for automatically reconfiguring the computer network to improve the low-performing multicast flow. Systems and machine readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Laura Sharpless, Ramanan Vaidyanathan, Keerthi Manjunathan Swarnamanjunathan
  • Patent number: 9569561
    Abstract: A network device receives data packets and derives a key from headers in the packets. A search engine in the device searches, or performs a table lookup, for information based on the key and multiple programmable masks. The search engine includes a hash based search engine that comprises multiple mask modules each to mask an input key with a respective programmable mask, to produce multiple masked keys. The search engine also includes an array of hash modules each corresponding to a respective one of the masked keys and including a hash table. Each of the hash modules searches its hash table for a data value based on a hash of the corresponding masked key, and outputs a found data value, if any, resulting from the search. A selector selects among the found data values and output the selected data value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Wildman, Laura Sharpless
  • Publication number: 20150019563
    Abstract: A network device receives data packets and derives a key from headers in the packets. A search engine in the device searches, or performs a table lookup, for information based on the key and multiple programmable masks. The search engine includes a hash based search engine that comprises multiple mask modules each to mask an input key with a respective programmable mask, to produce multiple masked keys. The search engine also includes an array of hash modules each corresponding to a respective one of the masked keys and including a hash table. Each of the hash modules searches its hash table for a data value based on a hash of the corresponding masked key, and outputs a found data value, if any, resulting from the search. A selector selects among the found data values and output the selected data value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher A. Wildman, Laura Sharpless