Patents by Inventor Dennis Lee Weaver

Dennis Lee Weaver 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).

  • Communicating with a control plane using a forwarding information format and control plane processing of packets devoid of a virtual switch identifier
    Patent number: 8199750
    Abstract: Packet switch operating methods and packet switches receive a plurality of packets using a forwarding plane of the packet switch. Each packet of the plurality conforms to a different one of a plurality of forwarding information formats. The methods and packet switches modify each packet of the plurality to conform to a common forwarding information format instead of a respective one of the plurality of forwarding information formats and forward the modified packets of the plurality to a control plane of the packet switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: World Wide Packets, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Patrick Schultz, David Henry Gilson, Keith Michael Bly, Kelly Donald Fromm, Dennis Lee Weaver
  • Snooping standby router
    Publication number: 20020176355
    Abstract: A data communications network having a primary router, a secondary router and a peer router is disclosed. In operation the primary and peer router conduct a peer session to exchange information regarding the current state of the network topology. In addition, the secondary router monitors the peer session to maintain awareness of the current state of the network topology and replaces the primary router upon detecting a failure of the primary router.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Alan Mimms, Dennis Lee Weaver