Patents by Inventor Sambhrama M. Mundkur

Sambhrama M. Mundkur 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).

  • Virtual switch extensibility
    Patent number: 8966499
    Abstract: An extensible virtual switch allows virtual machines to communicate with one another and optionally with other physical devices via a network. The extensible virtual switch includes an extensibility protocol binding, allowing different extensions to be added to the extensible virtual switch. The extensible virtual switch also includes a miniport driver on which the extensions are loaded, tying the lifetimes of the extensions to the lifetime of the extensible virtual switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert C. Combs, Pankaj Garg, Sambhrama M. Mundkur, Luis M. Hernandez, Alireza Dabagh, Sandeep K. Singhal
  • Virtual Switch Extensibility
    Publication number: 20130067466
    Abstract: An extensible virtual switch allows virtual machines to communicate with one another and optionally with other physical devices via a network. The extensible virtual switch includes an extensibility protocol binding, allowing different extensions to be added to the extensible virtual switch. The extensible virtual switch also includes a miniport driver on which the extensions are loaded, tying the lifetimes of the extensions to the lifetime of the extensible virtual switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Combs, Pankaj Garg, Sambhrama M. Mundkur, Luis M. Hernandez, Alireza Dabagh, Sandeep K. Singhal