Patents by Inventor Ben C. DeBolle
Ben C. DeBolle 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).
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Patent number: 11729059Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements and a logical topology defined by a flow of network data between a network service device and a client of the network service device, wherein the physical topology differs from the logical topology, and a network management device including a service policy module to monitor a service policy of the network service device and automatically configure the logical topology of the network elements based on a change in the service policy.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana, Lincoln T. Dale
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Publication number: 20210351984Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements and a logical topology defined by a flow of network data between a network service device and a client of the network service device, wherein the physical topology differs from the logical topology, and a network management device including a service policy module to monitor a service policy of the network service device and automatically configure the logical topology of the network elements based on a change in the service policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana, Lincoln T. Dale
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Patent number: 10999145Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements and a logical topology defined by a flow of network data between a network service device and a client of the network service device, wherein the physical topology differs from the logical topology, and a network management device including a service policy module to monitor a service policy of the network service device and automatically configure the logical topology of the network elements based on a change in the service policy.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.Inventors: Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana, Lincoln T. Dale
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Publication number: 20200322219Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements and a logical topology defined by a flow of network data between a network service device and a client of the network service device, wherein the physical topology differs from the logical topology, and a network management device including a service policy module to monitor a service policy of the network service device and automatically configure the logical topology of the network elements based on a change in the service policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana, Lincoln T. Dale
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Patent number: 10728096Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements and a logical topology defined by a flow of network data between a network service device and a client of the network service device, wherein the physical topology differs from the logical topology, and a network management device including a service policy module to monitor a service policy of the network service device and automatically configure the logical topology of the network elements based on a change in the service policy.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.Inventors: Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana, Lincoln T. Dale
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Patent number: 10341185Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements, and a network management device including a network management module to monitor and configure the set of network elements, the network management module to configure the set of network elements to enable dynamic insertion of a network service device into the network to logically couple to one or more host devices in the set of host devices to the network service device independently of a location of the one or more host devices and the network service device within the physical topology.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Lincoln T. Dale, Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana
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Publication number: 20170099187Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements, and a network management device including a network management module to monitor and configure the set of network elements, the network management module to configure the set of network elements to enable dynamic insertion of a network service device into the network to logically couple to one or more host devices in the set of host devices to the network service device independently of a location of the one or more host devices and the network service device within the physical topology.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Lincoln T. Dale, Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana
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Publication number: 20170099182Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to enable physical topology independent dynamic insertion of a service device into a network. One embodiment provides for a network system comprising a set of network elements to interconnect a set of host devices, the set of network elements having a physical topology defined by the physical links between network elements in the set of network elements and a logical topology defined by a flow of network data between a network service device and a client of the network service device, wherein the physical topology differs from the logical topology, and a network management device including a service policy module to monitor a service policy of the network service device and automatically configure the logical topology of the network elements based on a change in the service policy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Ben C. DeBolle, Anshul Sadana, Lincoln T. Dale