Patents by Inventor Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian
Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian 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).
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Patent number: 11985171Abstract: An aggregated networking device subsystem station move control system includes first and second aggregated networking devices connected via an ICL. The first aggregated networking device receives a MAC address from the second aggregated networking device that was learned on an orphan port that has port security enabled and a station-move-deny configuration, and generates a static MAC address entry in its MAC address table that associates the MAC address with the ICL. The static MAC address entry causes data packets received on non-ICL ports on the first aggregated networking device that include the MAC address to generate a static MAC move violation. The first aggregated networking device also programs rule(s) that, in response to data packets being received on its non-ICL ports that have port security disabled and generating a static MAC move violation, causes the association of the MAC address with that non-ICL port.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Damodharan Sreenivasagaperumal
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Patent number: 11956214Abstract: Systems and methods for enforcing media access control (MAC) learning limits (MLLs) on multi-homed access ports comprise configuring MLL violation actions to be performed by a virtual extensible local area network (VxLAN) tunnel endpoint (VTEP). The VTEP is multi-homed to VTEPs and comprises an Ethernet segment (ES) access port. A BGP EVPN or similar protocol may be used to communicate MLL information across VTEPs participating in the multi-homed ES to keep MACs and MLL violation actions consistent. The violation actions may comprise initiating a shutdown message to shut down an ES. Once an MLL violation associated with a MAC that has been received at the VTEP is detected, the VTEP may enforce the MLL by performing one or more of the configured MLL violation actions and propagate the same to other VTEPs.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Damodharan Sreenivasagaperumal, Kishore Yetikuri
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Publication number: 20220394062Abstract: An aggregated networking device subsystem station move control system includes first and second aggregated networking devices connected via an ICL. The first aggregated networking device receives a MAC address from the second aggregated networking device that was learned on an orphan port that has port security enabled and a station-move-deny configuration, and generates a static MAC address entry in its MAC address table that associates the MAC address with the ICL. The static MAC address entry causes data packets received on non-ICL ports on the first aggregated networking device that include the MAC address to generate a static MAC move violation. The first aggregated networking device also programs rule(s) that, in response to data packets being received on its non-ICL ports that have port security disabled and generating a static MAC move violation, causes the association of the MAC address with that non-ICL port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Damodharan Sreenivasagaperumal
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Patent number: 11438384Abstract: An aggregated networking device subsystem station move control system includes first and second aggregated networking devices connected via an ICL. The first aggregated networking device receives a MAC address from the second aggregated networking device that was learned on an orphan port that has port security enabled and a station-move-deny configuration, and generates a static MAC address entry in its MAC address table that associates the MAC address with the ICL. The static MAC address entry causes data packets received on non-ICL ports on the first aggregated networking device that include the MAC address to generate a static MAC move violation. The first aggregated networking device also programs rule(s) that, in response to data packets being received on its non-ICL ports that have port security disabled and generating a static MAC move violation, causes the association of the MAC address with that non-ICL port.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Damodharan Sreenivasagaperumal
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Publication number: 20220232037Abstract: An aggregated networking device subsystem station move control system includes first and second aggregated networking devices connected via an ICL. The first aggregated networking device receives a MAC address from the second aggregated networking device that was learned on an orphan port that has port security enabled and a station-move-deny configuration, and generates a static MAC address entry in its MAC address table that associates the MAC address with the ICL. The static MAC address entry causes data packets received on non-ICL ports on the first aggregated networking device that include the MAC address to generate a static MAC move violation. The first aggregated networking device also programs rule(s) that, in response to data packets being received on its non-ICL ports that have port security disabled and generating a static MAC move violation, causes the association of the MAC address with that non-ICL port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2021Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Damodharan Sreenivasagaperumal
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Publication number: 20220006785Abstract: Systems and methods for enforcing media access control (MAC) learning limits (MLLs) on multi-homed access ports comprise configuring MLL violation actions to be performed by a virtual extensible local area network (VxLAN) tunnel endpoint (VTEP). The VTEP is multi-homed to VTEPs and comprises an Ethernet segment (ES) access port. A BGP EVPN or similar protocol may be used to communicate MLL information across VTEPs participating in the multi-homed ES to keep MACs and MLL violation actions consistent. The violation actions may comprise initiating a shutdown message to shut down an ES. Once an MLL violation associated with a MAC that has been received at the VTEP is detected, the VTEP may enforce the MLL by performing one or more of the configured MLL violation actions and propagate the same to other VTEPs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2020Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam SUBRAMANIAN, Damodharan SREENIVASAGAPERUMAL, Kishore YETIKURI
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Patent number: 11095476Abstract: A STP n-node VLT system includes a first VLT device with a first virtual port, and a second VLT device with a LAG port, a non-LAG port, and a second virtual port coupled to the first virtual port. A STP engine designates the first VLT device as a root bridge and, in response, designates the first virtual port a designated port and the second virtual port a root port. The STP engine then designates a networking device coupled to the LAG port as the root bridge based on it having a higher priority than the first VLT device. Then STP engine then determines that a non-LAG link between the networking device and the second VLT device has caused the redesignation of the second virtual port as an alternate port and the non-LAG port as a root port, and swaps the designations of the second virtual port and the non-LAG port.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Ravisekhar Akkineni
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Patent number: 11025527Abstract: In a spanning tree network, topology change notifications are omitted when a port becomes forwarding if the peer port is an Alternate or Backup port in Discarding state. Other features are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Palanisamy Subramanian, Ravisekhar Akkineni, Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian
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Notification and transfer of link aggregation group control in anticipation of a primary node reboot
Patent number: 11012301Abstract: A first information handling system may detect a reboot condition for the first information handling system. The first information handling system may transmit a first notification to a second information handling system, notifying the second information handling system that the first information handling system is going to reboot. The first information handling system may transmit a second notification to a third information handling system, instructing the third information handling system to age out old root information. The first information handling system may then reboot.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Ravisekhar Akkineni, Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Palanisamy Subramanian -
Publication number: 20210029018Abstract: In a spanning tree network, topology change notifications are omitted when a port becomes forwarding if the peer port is an Alternate or Backup port in Discarding state. Other features are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Inventors: Palanisamy Subramanian, Ravisekhar Akkineni, Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian
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Publication number: 20200336368Abstract: A first information handling system may detect a reboot condition for the first information handling system. The first information handling system may transmit a first notification to a second information handling system, notifying the second information handling system that the first information handling system is going to reboot. The first information handling system may transmit a second notification to a third information handling system, instructing the third information handling system to age out old root information. The first information handling system may then reboot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Ravisekhar Akkineni, Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Palanisamy Subramanian
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Publication number: 20190296939Abstract: A STP n-node VLT system includes a first VLT device with a first virtual port, and a second VLT device with a LAG port, a non-LAG port, and a second virtual port coupled to the first virtual port. A STP engine designates the first VLT device as a root bridge and, in response, designates the first virtual port a designated port and the second virtual port a root port. The STP engine then designates a networking device coupled to the LAG port as the root bridge based on it having a higher priority than the first VLT device. Then STP engine then determines that a non-LAG link between the networking device and the second VLT device has caused the redesignation of the second virtual port as an alternate port and the non-LAG port as a root port, and swaps the designations of the second virtual port and the non-LAG port.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Ravisekhar Akkineni
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Patent number: 10409620Abstract: An STP warm reboot system includes first switch device(s) including first switch ports, and a second switch device including second switch ports linked to respective first switch ports. During a warm reboot, the second switch device blocks designated-state second switch ports that are linked to first switch ports that have either an alternate role or a discarding state, redirects BPDUs identifying a designated peer port role and received on designated-state second switch ports from their respective linked first switch ports back to those first switch ports, and identifies topology change notification(s) received on the second switch ports. Subsequent to the warm reboot process, the second switch device reprograms the second switch ports that have experienced a state change during the warm reboot, and sends a topology change notification based on the identification of the topology state change notification received by the second switch ports during the warm reboot.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Ravisekhar Akkineni, Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian
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Patent number: 10397099Abstract: A spanning tree enabled n-node VLT system includes the STP running on VLT node devices that include a first VLT node device coupled to a networking device by a LAG and designated as a root bridge via the STP. A second VLT node device coupled to the networking device is part of the LAG. ICLs couple the second VLT node device to the first VLT node device. An enhanced STP engine running on the each of the VLT node devices determines that the STP has designated a first port providing one of the ICLs as a first root port, and a second port providing one of the ICLs as an alternate port. In response, the enhanced STP engine redesignates the second port as a second root port.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Senthil Nathan Muthukaruppan
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Publication number: 20190227812Abstract: An STP warm reboot system includes first switch device(s) including first switch ports, and a second switch device including second switch ports linked to respective first switch ports. During a warm reboot, the second switch device blocks designated-state second switch ports that are linked to first switch ports that have either an alternate role or a discarding state, redirects BPDUs identifying a designated peer port role and received on designated-state second switch ports from their respective linked first switch ports back to those first switch ports, and identifies topology change notification(s) received on the second switch ports. Subsequent to the warm reboot process, the second switch device reprograms the second switch ports that have experienced a state change during the warm reboot, and sends a topology change notification based on the identification of the topology state change notification received by the second switch ports during the warm reboot.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2018Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Ravisekhar Akkineni, Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian
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Patent number: 10341138Abstract: A STP n-node VLT system includes a first VLT device with a first virtual port, and a second VLT device with a LAG port, a non-LAG port, and a second virtual port coupled to the first virtual port. A STP engine designates the first VLT device as a root bridge and, in response, designates the first virtual port a designated port and the second virtual port a root port. The STP engine then designates a networking device coupled to the LAG port as the root bridge based on it having a higher priority than the first VLT device. Then STP engine then determines that a non-LAG link between the networking device and the second VLT device has caused the redesignation of the second virtual port as an alternate port and the non-LAG port as a root port, and swaps the designations of the second virtual port and the non-LAG port.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Ravisekhar Akkineni
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Publication number: 20180331855Abstract: A STP n-node VLT system includes a first VLT device with a first virtual port, and a second VLT device with a LAG port, a non-LAG port, and a second virtual port coupled to the first virtual port. A STP engine designates the first VLT device as a root bridge and, in response, designates the first virtual port a designated port and the second virtual port a root port. The STP engine then designates a networking device coupled to the LAG port as the root bridge based on it having a higher priority than the first VLT device. Then STP engine then determines that a non-LAG link between the networking device and the second VLT device has caused the redesignation of the second virtual port as an alternate port and the non-LAG port as a root port, and swaps the designations of the second virtual port and the non-LAG port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Ravisekhar Akkineni
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Publication number: 20180324089Abstract: A spanning tree enabled n-node VLT system includes the STP running on VLT node devices that include a first VLT node device coupled to a networking device by a LAG and designated as a root bridge via the STP. A second VLT node device coupled to the networking device is part of the LAG. ICLs couple the second VLT node device to the first VLT node device. An enhanced STP engine running on the each of the VLT node devices determines that the STP has designated a first port providing one of the ICLs as a first root port, and a second port providing one of the ICLs as an alternate port. In response, the enhanced STP engine redesignates the second port as a second root port.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2017Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Saye Balasubramaniam Subramanian, Senthil Nathan Muthukaruppan