Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Schoffelman

Daniel J. Schoffelman 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 TCP/IP multihoming on a host system configured with multiple independent transport provider systems
    Patent number: 6119170
    Abstract: A multihomed host system is configured with independent front end processor transport providers, each having its own network protocol stack and each being connected to a different TCP/IP network or subnetwork or to different portions of the same network which in turn connects to an internetnetwork. The host system software includes a TCP/IP Transport Agent located between a sockets interface and the host system's input/output supervisor and driver facilities. The TCP/IP Transport Agent is enhanced to include a FEP Multihoming and Routing component for providing a multihoming capability. The FEP Multihoming and Routing component utilizes a plurality of components which are configured from the same administrator supplied configuration and static routing information furnished to the FEPs for configuring their respective TCP/IP stack facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Bull HN Information Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Schoffelman, Carter E. Massey, Charles F. LaCasse, III, Gary A. Mohr