Patents by Inventor Daniele Scali

Daniele Scali 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 of operating a switch or access node in a network and a processing apparatus configured to implement the same
    Patent number: 9680741
    Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a switch (10; 22) or an access node (20) in a network (2; 12), the switch or access node having a plurality of interfaces (64) through which data packets (30) can be received and forwarded, the network (2; 12) further comprising one or more gateway nodes (6; 16) and one or more user terminals (4; 14), each of the gateway nodes and the user terminals having a respective address, the method in the switch or access node comprising identifying the address for at least one of the gateway nodes (101); comparing a source address (32) specified in a data packet received from a user terminal at one of the interfaces of the switch or access node to the identified addresses for the one or more gateway nodes (103, 105); storing the source address specified in the data packet and the identity of the interface through which the data packet was received if the source address specified in the data packet does not match an address for any of the one or more gateway nodes (107); and disc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Fabio Poggi, Davide Grillo, Luca Risso, Daniele Scali, Adolfo Turchetti
  • Method of Operating a Switch or Access Node in a Network and a Processing Apparatus Configured to Implement the Same
    Publication number: 20150222538
    Abstract: There is provided a method of operating a switch (10; 22) or an access node (20) in a network (2; 12), the switch or access node having a plurality of interfaces (64) through which data packets (30) can be received and forwarded, the network (2; 12) further comprising one or more gateway nodes (6; 16) and one or more user terminals (4; 14), each of the gateway nodes and the user terminals having a respective address, the method in the switch or access node comprising identifying the address for at least one of the gateway nodes (101); comparing a source address (32) specified in a data packet received from a user terminal at one of the interfaces of the switch or access node to the identified addresses for the one or more gateway nodes (103, 105); storing the source address specified in the data packet and the identity of the interface through which the data packet was received if the source address specified in the data packet does not match an address for any of the one or more gateway nodes (107); and disc
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Fabio Poggi, Davide Grillo, Luca Risso, Daniele Scali, Adolfo Turchetti