Patents by Inventor Ariel Lior

Ariel Lior 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).

  • Patent number: 9455913
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing memory of a passive optical network (PON) are provided herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of data packets from a stream of packets. A plurality of packet descriptors associated with each data packet is stored in a configurable first queue. The first queue includes a plurality of cache slots and is managed in an internal memory. A state of the first queue is identified. In response to the state of the first queue meeting a predetermined threshold, packet descriptors from a tail cache slot of the first queue are transferred to a second queue. The second queue is managed in an external memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ifat Naaman, Hilla Ben Yaacov, Ariel Lior, Daniel Pasternak
  • Publication number: 20140233383
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for managing memory of a passive optical network (PON) are provided herein. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of data packets from a stream of packets. A plurality of packet descriptors associated with each data packet is stored in a configurable first queue. The first queue includes a plurality of cache slots and is managed in an internal memory. A state of the first queue is identified. In response to the state of the first queue meeting a predetermined threshold, packet descriptors from a tail cache slot of the first queue are transferred to a second queue. The second queue is managed in an external memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Ifat NAAMAN, Hilla Ben Yaacov, Ariel Lior, Daniel Pasternak