Patents by Inventor Alan B. Stokol

Alan B. Stokol 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).

  • Distributed network management using a logical multi-dimensional label-based policy model
    Patent number: 10917309
    Abstract: Management instructions for a particular managed server within an administrative domain are generated according to an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers. A determination is made regarding which rules within the set of rules are relevant to the particular managed server. Function-level instructions are generated based on the rules that were determined to be relevant. A determination is made regarding which managed servers within the plurality of managed servers are relevant to the particular managed server. The function-level instructions and information regarding the managed servers that were determined to be relevant are sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol
  • Distributed network management using a logical multi-dimensional label-based policy model
    Patent number: 10897403
    Abstract: Management instructions for a particular managed server within an administrative domain are generated according to an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers. A determination is made regarding which rules within the set of rules are relevant to the particular managed server. Function-level instructions are generated based on the rules that were determined to be relevant. A determination is made regarding which managed servers within the plurality of managed servers are relevant to the particular managed server. The function-level instructions and information regarding the managed servers that were determined to be relevant are sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol
  • Distributed Network Management Using a Logical Multi-Dimensional Label-Based Policy Model
    Publication number: 20180131577
    Abstract: Management instructions for a particular managed server within an administrative domain are generated according to an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers. A determination is made regarding which rules within the set of rules are relevant to the particular managed server. Function-level instructions are generated based on the rules that were determined to be relevant. A determination is made regarding which managed servers within the plurality of managed servers are relevant to the particular managed server. The function-level instructions and information regarding the managed servers that were determined to be relevant are sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol
  • Handling changes in a distributed network management system that uses a logical multi-dimensional label-based policy model
    Patent number: 9942102
    Abstract: A change to a state of a particular managed server within an administrative domain is processed. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers that use management instructions to configure management modules so that the configured management modules implement an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. A first description of the particular managed server is modified to indicate the particular managed server's changed state, thereby specifying a second description of the particular managed server. The unmodified first description is compared to the second description, thereby specifying a description change. A determination is made, based on the description change, regarding whether to update management instructions previously sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol
  • Distributed network management using a logical multi-dimensional label-based policy model
    Patent number: 9882783
    Abstract: Management instructions for a particular managed server within an administrative domain are generated according to an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers. A determination is made regarding which rules within the set of rules are relevant to the particular managed server. Function-level instructions are generated based on the rules that were determined to be relevant. A determination is made regarding which managed servers within the plurality of managed servers are relevant to the particular managed server. The function-level instructions and information regarding the managed servers that were determined to be relevant are sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol
  • DISTRIBUTED NETWORK MANAGEMENT USING A LOGICAL MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LABEL-BASED POLICY MODEL
    Publication number: 20170250874
    Abstract: Management instructions for a particular managed server within an administrative domain are generated according to an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers. A determination is made regarding which rules within the set of rules are relevant to the particular managed server. Function-level instructions are generated based on the rules that were determined to be relevant. A determination is made regarding which managed servers within the plurality of managed servers are relevant to the particular managed server. The function-level instructions and information regarding the managed servers that were determined to be relevant are sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol
  • DISTRIBUTED NETWORK MANAGEMENT USING A LOGICAL MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LABEL-BASED POLICY MODEL
    Publication number: 20140310415
    Abstract: Management instructions for a particular managed server within an administrative domain are generated according to an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers. A determination is made regarding which rules within the set of rules are relevant to the particular managed server. Function-level instructions are generated based on the rules that were determined to be relevant. A determination is made regarding which managed servers within the plurality of managed servers are relevant to the particular managed server. The function-level instructions and information regarding the managed servers that were determined to be relevant are sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol
  • HANDLING CHANGES IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT USES A LOGICAL MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LABEL-BASED POLICY MODEL
    Publication number: 20140310408
    Abstract: A change to a state of a particular managed server within an administrative domain is processed. The administrative domain includes a plurality of managed servers that use management instructions to configure management modules so that the configured management modules implement an administrative domain-wide management policy that comprises a set of one or more rules. A first description of the particular managed server is modified to indicate the particular managed server's changed state, thereby specifying a second description of the particular managed server. The unmodified first description is compared to the second description, thereby specifying a description change. A determination is made, based on the description change, regarding whether to update management instructions previously sent to the particular managed server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Illumio, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul J. Kirner, Daniel R. Cook, Juraj G. Fandli, Matthew K. Glenn, Mukesh Gupta, Andrew S. Rubin, Jerry B. Scott, Sehyo Chang, Alan B. Stokol