Patents by Inventor Christopher Losack

Christopher Losack 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 apparatus for routing requests for service using BGP community attributes
    Patent number: 8880729
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus that makes improved routing decisions is provided that includes a receiver, a retriever, a proximity engine, and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive a request from a source. The retriever may be configured to retrieve a plurality of providers capable of servicing the request. The proximity engine may be configured to rank the plurality of providers based on weights indicative of a network distance. The weights may correspond to a first Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) community attribute associated with the source and at least a second BGP community attribute associated with at least one of the providers in the plurality of providers. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the request to the provider in the plurality of providers with the highest ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish Bhardwaj, Stefano Benedetto Previdi, Steven Vincent Luong, Christopher Losack
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING REQUESTS FOR SERVICE USING BGP COMMUNITY ATTRIBUTES
    Publication number: 20120102225
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus that makes improved routing decisions is provided that includes a receiver, a retriever, a proximity engine, and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive a request from a source. The retriever may be configured to retrieve a plurality of providers capable of servicing the request. The proximity engine may be configured to rank the plurality of providers based on weights indicative of a network distance. The weights may correspond to a first Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) community attribute associated with the source and at least a second BGP community attribute associated with at least one of the providers in the plurality of providers. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the request to the provider in the plurality of providers with the highest ranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Manish Bhardwaj, Stefano Benedetto Previdi, Steven Vincent Luong, Christopher Losack