Patents by Inventor Bryan A. Ford

Bryan A. Ford 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).

  • System for early packet steering and FIFO-based management with priority buffer support
    Patent number: 6938097
    Abstract: A network interface card (NIC) with FIFO-based packet memory management including priority queues for controlling scheduling of network traffic to thereby prioritize packet transmission for time-critical applications. Furthermore, the invention comprises a system for early packet steering, wherein a packet header is analyzed without having to store the entire packet and before a packet payload arrives, thereby making it possible to make steering decisions before the complete arrival of the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: SonicWALL, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul B. Vincent, Bryan A. Ford