Patents by Inventor Martin L. White

Martin L. White 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).

  • Providing an abstraction layer in a cluster switch that includes plural switches
    Patent number: 7751329
    Abstract: In a communications network, a cluster switch is provided, where the cluster switch has plural individual switches. An abstraction layer is provided in the cluster switch, such that an interface having a set of ports is provided to upper layer logic in the cluster switch. The set of ports includes a collection of ports of the individual switches. Control traffic and data traffic are communicated over virtual tunnels between individual switches of the cluster switch, where each virtual tunnel has an active channel and at least one standby channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Lapuh, Mohnish Anumala, Robert Lariviere, Hamid Assarpour, Martin L. White
  • Providing an abstraction layer in a cluster switch that includes plural switches
    Publication number: 20090092043
    Abstract: In a communications network, a cluster switch is provided, where the cluster switch has plural individual switches. An abstraction layer is provided in the cluster switch, such that an interface having a set of ports is provided to upper layer logic in the cluster switch. The set of ports includes a collection of ports of the individual switches. Control traffic and data traffic are communicated over virtual tunnels between individual switches of the cluster switch, where each virtual tunnel has an active channel and at least one standby channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Roger Lapuh, Mohnish Anumala, Robert Lariviere, Hamid Assarpour, Martin L. White