Patents by Inventor Patricia Ann Thaler

Patricia Ann Thaler 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: 11444916
    Abstract: A device implementing a dynamic local media access control (MAC) address assignment system may include at least one processor that is configured to initiate a link establishment with a network device. The at least one processor may be further configured to determine whether a previously assigned media access control (MAC) address is stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit a message to the network device requesting validation of the previously assigned MAC address when stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to communicate using the previously assigned MAC address when the validation is received from the network device, otherwise communicating using a dynamically assigned MAC address received from the network device during the link establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Michael David Johas Teener
  • Publication number: 20200358741
    Abstract: A device implementing a dynamic local media access control (MAC) address assignment system may include at least one processor that is configured to initiate a link establishment with a network device. The at least one processor may be further configured to determine whether a previously assigned media access control (MAC) address is stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit a message to the network device requesting validation of the previously assigned MAC address when stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to communicate using the previously assigned MAC address when the validation is received from the network device, otherwise communicating using a dynamically assigned MAC address received from the network device during the link establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Patricia Ann THALER, Michael David JOHAS TEENER
  • Patent number: 10728210
    Abstract: A device implementing a dynamic local media access control (MAC) address assignment system may include at least one processor that is configured to initiate a link establishment with a network device. The at least one processor may be further configured to determine whether a previously assigned media access control (MAC) address is stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit a message to the network device requesting validation of the previously assigned MAC address when stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to communicate using the previously assigned MAC address when the validation is received from the network device, otherwise communicating using a dynamically assigned MAC address received from the network device during the link establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Michael David Johas Teener
  • Patent number: 10484287
    Abstract: A network device may implement a guard band for reducing latency of transmitting high priority data. The device may identify a scheduled communication time for high priority data, which may include a scheduled reception time of the high priority data by the network device or a scheduled communication time of the high priority data. The network device may initiate a guard band prior to the scheduled communication time, and even before the high priority data is received by the network device. When the guard band is active, the network device may prevent transmission of low priority data, which may include preempting an in-progress low priority packet when initiating the guard band. Upon receiving the high priority data, the network device may immediately transmit the high priority data without incurring additional latency for preempting a low priority packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITED
    Inventor: Patricia Ann Thaler
  • Publication number: 20180131671
    Abstract: A device implementing a dynamic local media access control (MAC) address assignment system may include at least one processor that is configured to initiate a link establishment with a network device. The at least one processor may be further configured to determine whether a previously assigned media access control (MAC) address is stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to transmit a message to the network device requesting validation of the previously assigned MAC address when stored locally. The at least one processor may be further configured to communicate using the previously assigned MAC address when the validation is received from the network device, otherwise communicating using a dynamically assigned MAC address received from the network device during the link establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Patricia Ann THALER, Michael David JOHAS TEENER
  • Patent number: 9900283
    Abstract: A device implementing a dynamic local media access control (MAC) address assignment system may include at least one processor circuit. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to transmit an address request packet including a proposed MAC address and a device identifier to devices on a network. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to determine whether any reply packets are received that indicate that another device has claimed the MAC address prior to expiration of a probe timer. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to transmit an address claim packet including the MAC address when the probe timer expires before any reply packets are received from other devices. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to communicate over the network using the proposed MAC address after transmitting the address claim packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Michael David Johas Teener
  • Patent number: 9680502
    Abstract: A transmitting device may implement a checksum for integrity verification for a message page during an auto-negotiation period. The checksum may provide redundancy to ensure the integrity of the message page after transmission. The checksum may be calculated based on the message page and appended to the message page for transmission. A receiving device may receive the message page with the appended checksum and calculate a checksum locally using the received message page. The calculated and received checksum may be compared by the receiving device to verify the integrity of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Maurice David Caldwell, Gregory Lee Silvus
  • Patent number: 9594369
    Abstract: An industrial process environment uses selective power-over-network (PoN) techniques to facilitate configuration, operation, communication, and other operations for the industrial nodes in the environment. The network may be an Ethernet network, and the environment may selectively deliver power-over-Ethernet as well as command, configuration, or other data over the network connection. The environment may perform the techniques over other types of networks or combinations of networks in addition to or instead of Ethernet networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Wael William Diab, Yasantha Rajakarunanayake, Patricia Ann Thaler
  • Patent number: 9544091
    Abstract: A network device includes a communication interface and a transmitter coupled to the communication interface. The transmitter is configured to determine to start an auto-negotiation page with a link partner, and transmit, through the communication interface, a start delimiter for the auto-negotiation page. The transmitter transmits the start delimiter by transmitting a first pulse comprising a first encoding violation, followed by a second pulse comprising a second encoding violation. The transmitter may shorten the first pulse and the second pulse relative to a different pre-defined start delimiter to define spectral content for the first pulse and the second pulse that passes different first and second receiver filters in the link partner for different first and second communication standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Maurice David Caldwell, Gregory Lee Silvus
  • Patent number: 9462533
    Abstract: A device in an industrial environment may adapt communications to account for industrial noise in the industrial environment. The device may send a first communication to a destination device in the industrial environment using a first communication technology. The device may access noise prediction data for the industrial environment, and the noise prediction data may indicate predicted noise for one or more portions of the industrial environment, including a communication pathway to the destination device using the first communication technology. The device may adapt a subsequent communication to the destination device to account for the predicted noise along the communication pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Yasantha Rajakarunanayake, Michael David Johas Teener, Wael William Diab, Xuemin Chen, Yongbum Kim, Patricia Ann Thaler
  • Patent number: 9455905
    Abstract: Devices implement encapsulation to support link layer preemption. The device may include a encapsulation logic that encapsulates data, such as an Ethernet frame, to produce an encapsulated frame. The encapsulated frame may include an encapsulation element that indicates whether the encapsulated data includes non-preemptible data, such as Distinguished Minimum Latency Traffic (DMLT), or preemptible data. The encapsulated frame may also indicate whether the encapsulated data comprises the last fragment of a preemptible frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Eric John Spada
  • Patent number: 9432142
    Abstract: A device for pre-emption in passive optical networks may include a first media access control (MAC) module configured to receive a first type of data traffic and transmit the first type of data traffic to a MAC merge module. The device may further include a second media access control (MAC) module configured to receive a second type of data traffic and transmit the second type of data traffic to the MAC merge module. The device may further include the MAC merge module configured to receive the first and second types of data traffic from the first and second MAC modules, respectively, and provide the first and second types of data traffic for transmission over a port. The MAC merge module may be configured to pre-empt the transmission of the first type of data traffic over the port in favor of the second type of data traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Lowell David Lamb, Glen Kramer, Patricia Ann Thaler, Howard Frazier
  • Patent number: 9414205
    Abstract: A temporary work group system may include one or more network devices and one or more working devices. The network device can allocate an access point in a network to provide network access to a temporary work group. Working devices may be selectively identified by the network device as being available for inclusion in the temporary work group based on a first predetermined criteria that includes proximity to the access point and authentication of each of the working devices. Selectively identified working devices can be associated with the temporary work group based on a second predetermined criteria that includes a respective relative location of the working devices and respective functionality of the working devices. The system may preempt working devices from association with the work group session until such devices meet both the first predetermined criteria and the second predetermined criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Yongbum Kim, Patricia Ann Thaler, Yasantha Rajakarunanayake, Michael David Johas Teener, Wael William Diab
  • Patent number: 9258103
    Abstract: It may be determined via monitoring whether a first link partner and/or a second link partner coupled via an Ethernet link has trained or refreshed circuitry and/or has updated at least one parameter. Based on the determination, a corresponding link partner may be trained, refreshed and/or updated. One or more of an echo canceller, a far-end crosstalk canceller and a near-end crosstalk canceller for one or more channels may be configured based on the training, refreshing and/or updating. One or more channels may be silent and/or one or more may be active. Link partners may communicate via one or more of in-band signaling, out-of-band signaling to determine which link partner may monitor and/or which may control or initiate operation. The controlling link partner may be assigned a master mode of operation. Training, refreshing and/or updating for the monitoring link partner may be based on a timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wael William Diab, Patricia Ann Thaler
  • Publication number: 20150381565
    Abstract: A device implementing a dynamic local media access control (MAC) address assignment system may include at least one processor circuit. The at least one processor circuit may be configured to transmit an address request packet including a proposed MAC address and a device identifier to devices on a network. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to determine whether any reply packets are received that indicate that another device has claimed the MAC address prior to expiration of a probe timer. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to transmit an address claim packet including the MAC address when the probe timer expires before any reply packets are received from other devices. The at least one processor circuit may be further configured to communicate over the network using the proposed MAC address after transmitting the address claim packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Patricia Ann THALER, Michael David JOHAS TEENER
  • Publication number: 20150324249
    Abstract: A transmitting device may implement a checksum for integrity verification for a message page during an auto-negotiation period. The checksum may provide redundancy to ensure the integrity of the message page after transmission. The checksum may be calculated based on the message page and appended to the message page for transmission. A receiving device may receive the message page with the appended checksum and calculate a checksum locally using the received message page. The calculated and received checksum may be compared by the receiving device to verify the integrity of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Maurice David Caldwell, Gregory Lee Silvus
  • Publication number: 20150326342
    Abstract: A network device includes a communication interface and a transmitter coupled to the communication interface. The transmitter is configured to determine to start an auto-negotiation page with a link partner, and transmit, through the communication interface, a start delimiter for the auto-negotiation page. The transmitter transmits the start delimiter by transmitting a first pulse comprising a first encoding violation, followed by a second pulse comprising a second encoding violation. The transmitter may shorten the first pulse and the second pulse relative to a different pre-defined start delimiter to define spectral content for the first pulse and the second pulse that passes different first and second receiver filters in the link partner for different first and second communication standards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Patricia Ann Thaler, Maurice David Caldwell, Gregory Lee Silvus
  • Patent number: 9054973
    Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for Ethernet congestion management may include transmitting one or more data packets in a network flow from a source node to a destination node. The source node may be enabled to receive one or more congestion notification frames based on detecting congestion at one or more switches in the network flow. A probe packet comprising a departure timestamp, Ts, may be transmitted from the source node to the destination node based on receiving one or more congestion notification frames. The arrival rate, Ra, of one or more data packets at the destination node may be calculated based on an arrival timestamp, Ta, inserted into the probe packet at the destination node. A rate limiter at the source node may be enabled to limit a rate of one or more data packets based on the calculated arrival rate, Ra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Patricia Ann Thaler
  • Patent number: 9031081
    Abstract: A local manager in a local networking domain may configure a plurality of logical switches by combining switching functions available in network devices and/or network switches in the local networking domain. The configuration may utilize vertical and/or horizontal combinations of the switching functions. The switching functions may comprise network switch-based switching functions, and/or hypervisor-level switching functions and/or network adapter-level switching functions available in network devices which may be configured as virtualized platforms. The local manager may provide interfacing services to enable exposing configured logical switches. The interfacing services may comprise an internal interface, which may be utilized, via the local manager, to control the switching functions corresponding to logical switches and/or to route messages sent to and/or from the logical switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Uri Elzur, Patricia Ann Thaler, Hemal Shah
  • Publication number: 20150094868
    Abstract: An industrial process environment uses selective power-over-network (PoN) techniques to facilitate configuration, operation, communication, and other operations for the industrial nodes in the environment. The network may be an Ethernet network, and the environment may selectively deliver power-over-Ethernet as well as command, configuration, or other data over the network connection. The environment may perform the techniques over other types of networks or combinations of networks in addition to or instead of Ethernet networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Wael William Diab, Yasantha Rajakarunanayake, Patricia Ann Thaler