Patents by Inventor Alec Hothan

Alec Hothan 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).

  • Centralized management, provisioning and monitoring of cloud infrastructure
    Patent number: 12153945
    Abstract: A first virtual machine executing on a centralized management node provides a first image file to a first computing entity arranged within a first point of delivery. The first image file includes a first boot configuration file or a first ramdisk file. A second virtual machine provides a second image file to a second computing entity arranged within a second point of delivery different from the first point of delivery. The second image file includes a second boot configuration file or a second ramdisk file. The first virtual machine provides a third image file to the first computing entity. The third image file comprises a first operating system installation file. The second virtual machine provides a fourth image file to the second computing entity. The fourth image file comprises a second operating system installation file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Chandragupta Ganguly, Om Prakash Suthar, Alec Hothan, Vivek Agarwal, John Wei-I Wu, Ajay Kalambur, Devendra Kumar Vishwakarma
  • CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT, PROVISIONING AND MONITORING OF CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20210271506
    Abstract: A first virtual machine executing on a centralized management node provides a first image file to a first computing entity arranged within a first point of delivery. The first image file includes a first boot configuration file or a first ramdisk file. A second virtual machine provides a second image file to a second computing entity arranged within a second point of delivery different from the first point of delivery. The second image file includes a second boot configuration file or a second ramdisk file. The first virtual machine provides a third image file to the first computing entity. The third image file comprises a first operating system installation file. The second virtual machine provides a fourth image file to the second computing entity. The fourth image file comprises a second operating system installation file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Chandragupta Ganguly, Om Prakash Suthar, Alec Hothan, Vivek Agarwal, John Wei-I Wu, Ajay Kalambur, Devendra Kumar Vishwakarma
  • Method and system for tunneling data using a management protocol
    Patent number: 7969998
    Abstract: A method and system for providing network management communication between a plurality of network elements are disclosed. A method includes creating a tunnel configured for transmitting data between the network elements and transmitting network management information over the tunnel using a network management protocol. The tunnel passes through a gateway network element configured to communicate with the network elements utilizing the network management protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Kanakasapapathi, Lee Alan Shombert, Stephen Daniel Darryl James, Alec Hothan, Thomas Wesley Hoffman, Jin Huai
  • Method and apparatus for automatically establishing bi-directional line-switched rings in telecommunication networks
    Patent number: 7747727
    Abstract: A method of automatically provisioning a network-wide function using a plurality of network elements in a service provider network and using a sub-network level approach is provided. In one specific approach, a software wizard facilitates provisioning a bi-directional line switched ring (BLSR). First user input, specifying a plurality of ring attribute values that define attributes of a bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Second user input, specifying one or more working spans for the bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Each of the network elements is automatically configured to participate in the bi-directional line switched ring based on the parameter values. Embodiments may provide a software wizard for implementing the foregoing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Friedman, John Lynde, David E. La Motta, Cristopher M. Shupp, Chris Eich, Alec Hothan, Suhas Mansingh
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ESTABLISHING BI-DIRECTIONAL LINE-SWITCHED RINGS IN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20090013256
    Abstract: A method of automatically provisioning a network-wide function using a plurality of network elements in a service provider network and using a sub-network level approach is provided. In one specific approach, a software wizard facilitates provisioning a bi-directional line switched ring (BLSR). First user input, specifying a plurality of ring attribute values that define attributes of a bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Second user input, specifying one or more working spans for the bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Each of the network elements is automatically configured to participate in the bi-directional line switched ring based on the parameter values. Embodiments may provide a software wizard for implementing the foregoing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: David A. Friedman, John Lynde, David E. La Motta, Cristopher M. Shupp, Chris Eich, Alec Hothan, Suhas Mansingh
  • Method and apparatus for automatically establishing bi-directional line-switched rings in telecommunication networks
    Patent number: 7363362
    Abstract: A method of automatically provisioning a network-wide function using a plurality of network elements in a service provider network and using a sub-network level approach is provided. In one specific approach, a software wizard facilitates provisioning a bi-directional line switched ring (BLSR). First user input, specifying a plurality of ring attribute values that define attributes of a bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Second user input, specifying one or more working spans for the bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Each of the network elements is automatically configured to participate in the bi-directional line switched ring based on the parameter values. Embodiments may provide a software wizard for implementing the foregoing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Friedman, John Lynde, David E. La Motta, Cristopher M. Shupp, Chris Eich, Alec Hothan, Suhas Mansingh
  • Method and system for tunneling data using a management protocol
    Publication number: 20060280175
    Abstract: A method and system for providing network management communication between a plurality of network elements are disclosed. A method includes creating a tunnel configured for transmitting data between the network elements and transmitting network management information over the tunnel using a network management protocol. The tunnel passes through a gateway network element configured to communicate with the network elements utilizing the network management protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Krishna Kanakasapapathi, Lee Shombert, Stephen James, Alec Hothan, Thomas Hoffman, Jin Huai