Patents by Inventor Andrew Malis

Andrew Malis 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).

  • Elastic VPN that bridges remote islands
    Patent number: 10938599
    Abstract: A network device employs a transmitter configured to transmit a registration request to a software defined network (SDN) controller. The network device employs a receiver to receive a reply from the SDN controller. The reply indicates a plurality of provider edge (PE) devices coupled to a carrier network. The network device employs a processor to cause the transmitter and receiver to establish a plurality of asymmetric connections to a virtual private network (VPN) operating over a wide area network (WAN) via the PE devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Dunbar, Andrew Malis
  • Elastic VPN That Bridges Remote Islands
    Publication number: 20180343146
    Abstract: A network device employs a transmitter configured to transmit a registration request to a software defined network (SDN) controller. The network device employs a receiver to receive a reply from the SDN controller. The reply indicates a plurality of provider edge (PE) devices coupled to a carrier network. The network device employs a processor to cause the transmitter and receiver to establish a plurality of asymmetric connections to a virtual private network (VPN) operating over a wide area network (WAN) via the PE devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Linda Dunbar, Andrew Malis