Patents by Inventor Brian W. Fallis

Brian W. Fallis 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).

  • Method and system for resolving switch number conflicts in a stackable switch system
    Patent number: 7672252
    Abstract: A method for resolving switch number conflicts in a stackable switch system includes communicating a message between switches in the stackable switch system and determining, based on the communicated message, that two or more switches in the stackable switch system have the same switch number. The method also includes, in response to the determination that two or more switches have the same switch number, determining whether any of the switches should keep the switch number or select a new switch number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian W. Fallis, Prasad Rao
  • Method and System for Resolving Switch Number Conflicts in a Stackable Switch System
    Publication number: 20080137530
    Abstract: A method for resolving switch number conflicts in a stackable switch system includes communicating a message between switches in the stackable switch system and determining, based on the communicated message, that two or more switches in the stackable switch system have the same switch number. The method also includes, in response to the determination that two or more switches have the same switch number, determining whether any of the switches should keep the switch number or select a new switch number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian W. Fallis, Prasad Rao
  • Method and system for resolving switch number conflicts in a stackable switch system
    Patent number: 7336622
    Abstract: A method for resolving switch number conflicts in a stackable switch system includes communicating a message between switches in the stackable switch system and determining, based on the communicated message, that two or more switches in the stackable switch system have the same switch number. The method also includes, in response to the determination that two or more switches have the same switch number, determining whether any of the switches should keep the switch number or select a new switch number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian W. Fallis, Prasad Rao