Patents by Inventor Arvindsrinivasan Lakshminarasimhan

Arvindsrinivasan Lakshminarasimhan 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).

  • Link aggregation in software-defined networks
    Patent number: 9729387
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch capable of processing software-defined data flows. The switch includes an identifier management module and a flow definition management module. During operation, the identifier management module allocates a logical identifier to a link aggregation port group which includes a plurality of ports associated with different links. The flow definition management module processes a flow definition corresponding to the logical identifier, applies the flow definition to ports in the link aggregation port group, and update lookup information for the link aggregation port group based on the flow definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Arvindsrinivasan Lakshminarasimhan, Kashyap Tavarekere Ananthapadmanabha
  • LINK AGGREGATION IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20150172098
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch capable of processing software-defined data flows. The switch includes an identifier management module and a flow definition management module. During operation, the identifier management module allocates a logical identifier to a link aggregation port group which includes a plurality of ports associated with different links. The flow definition management module processes a flow definition corresponding to the logical identifier, applies the flow definition to ports in the link aggregation port group, and update lookup information for the link aggregation port group based on the flow definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Arvindsrinivasan Lakshminarasimhan, Kashyap Tavarekere Ananthapadmanabha
  • Link aggregation in software-defined networks
    Patent number: 8995272
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch capable of processing software-defined data flows. The switch includes an identifier management module and a flow definition management module. During operation, the identifier management module allocates a logical identifier to a link aggregation port group which includes a plurality of ports associated with different links. The flow definition management module processes a flow definition corresponding to the logical identifier, applies the flow definition to ports in the link aggregation port group, and update lookup information for the link aggregation port group based on the flow definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Brocade Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vivek Agarwal, Arvindsrinivasan Lakshminarasimhan, Kashyap Tavarekere Ananthapadmanabha