Patents by Inventor Dharmendra Naik

Dharmendra Naik 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).

  • Patent number: 11943121
    Abstract: A network element is herein disclosed. The network element comprises an embedded device having one or more property affecting a function of the embedded device; a computing system having a processor and a memory, the memory being a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a performance monitoring domain agent, a performance monitoring collector daemon, and a performance monitoring logger. The performance monitoring collector daemon is processor-executable code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to communicate with the embedded device and collect one or more performance information of the embedded device based on the one or more property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Praveen Kumar Pal, Dharmendra Naik, Madhav Kothapalli
  • Patent number: 11683227
    Abstract: A network element is herein disclosed. The network element comprises an embedded device having one or more property affecting a function of the embedded device and one or more status; a first computing system having a first processor and a first memory, the first memory being a first non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a device microservice and a hardware entity microservice, the hardware entity microservice in communication with the embedded device; a second computing system having a second processor and a second memory, the second memory being a second non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a core framework microservice; and a communication device in communication with the first computing system and the second computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Dharmendra Naik, Yatindra Chugh, Gilbert Levesque, Bryce Edwards, Prashaanth Ragupathy
  • Publication number: 20220400067
    Abstract: A network element is herein disclosed. The network element comprises an embedded device having one or more property affecting a function of the embedded device; a computing system having a processor and a memory, the memory being a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a performance monitoring domain agent, a performance monitoring collector daemon, and a performance monitoring logger. The performance monitoring collector daemon is processor-executable code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to communicate with the embedded device and collect one or more performance information of the embedded device based on the one or more property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Praveen Kumar Pal, Dharmendra Naik, Madhav Kothapalli
  • Publication number: 20220400052
    Abstract: A network element is herein disclosed. The network element comprises an embedded device having one or more property affecting a function of the embedded device and one or more status; a first computing system having a first processor and a first memory, the first memory being a first non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a device microservice and a hardware entity microservice, the hardware entity microservice in communication with the embedded device; a second computing system having a second processor and a second memory, the second memory being a second non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a core framework microservice; and a communication device in communication with the first computing system and the second computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Dharmendra Naik, Yatindra Chugh, Gilbert Levesque, Bryce Edwards, Prashaanth Ragupathy
  • Patent number: 10305751
    Abstract: A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive a setup request for an optical path between a source entity of network entities in an optical network and a destination entity of the network entities, identify a first channel and a second channel having one or more contiguous first span with an allocation status of available and being configurable to provide the optical path between the source entity and the destination entity; analyze network configuration data indicative of the first channel and the second channel with a fragmentation heuristic to generate an allocation recommendation recommending the first channel to be allocated to the optical path; and provide the allocation recommendation identifying the first channel for allocation to the optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Dharmendra Naik
  • Patent number: 10009349
    Abstract: In the disclosed method, a current state of a network device indicative of no license key being associated with a network device is stored in a license database. Information indicative of a master state of the network device is received, via an input port, including at least one license key associated with the network device. The current state of the network device is updated to include the at least one license key associated with the network device, and the updated current state is stored in the license database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Dharmendra Naik, Lam Dinh Hoang, Kiran Kumar Dintakurthi, Kasi Viswanadham Pydi, Kamalakannan Govindarajan, Rajasekar Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 9935826
    Abstract: A centralized network administrator may automatically provision an Ethernet circuit between network elements by storing and managing circuit data (managed objects) in one of the network elements (master node) and synchronizing the circuit data among the network nodes in the Ethernet circuit path. In addition, multiple network administrators may provision multiple Ethernet circuits using the overlapping network elements by managing access to the circuit data in the Master node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Dharmendra Naik
  • Patent number: 9866493
    Abstract: A network device may receive an activation instruction. The network device may provide network resources. The activation instruction may request the network device to activate a particular network resource that is deactivated. The activation instruction may be associated with a license that identifies the particular network resource and identifies a resource request of a user. The network device may configure, based on the activation instruction, a component of the network device to activate the particular network resource. The component, after being configured to activate the particular network resource, may allow data flows, received by the network device, to be provided towards a destination device using the particular network resource. The network device may receive a data flow and provide, by the component of the network device, the data flow towards the destination device using the particular network resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Abhijeet D. Deore, Manish Chandra, Dharmendra Naik, Kiran Kumar Dintakurthi, Konstantin Saunichev, Biao Lu, Steven Joseph Hand, Sudhanshu Verma
  • Patent number: 9831952
    Abstract: A system may receive user input that identifies network entities in an optical network. The system may provide a user interface that displays a representation of the network entities and of optical link types configured to carry optical signals among the network entities. The system may receive user input that identifies a particular optical link type, and may display a representation of optical links, of the particular optical link type, that are associated with the network entities. The system may also display an indication of an allocation status of the optical links. The system may receive user input that identifies an available optical link to be allocated for an optical transmission, and may provide, to the network entities and based on the user input, information that identifies the available optical link to permit the available optical link to be allocated for the optical transmission between the network entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Lam D. Hoang, Kiran Dintakurthi, Jagadeesh Virupaksha Huliyar, Dharmendra Naik
  • Publication number: 20170230371
    Abstract: In the disclosed method, a current state of a network device indicative of no license key being associated with a network device is stored in a license database. Information indicative of a master state of the network device is received, via an input port, including at least one license key associated with the network device. The current state of the network device is updated to include the at least one license key associated with the network device, and the updated current state is stored in the license database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Dharmendra Naik, Lam Dinh Hoang, Kiran Kumar Dintakurthi, Kasi Viswanadham Pydi, Kamalakannan Govindarajan, Rajasekar Venkatesan
  • Publication number: 20170195174
    Abstract: A centralized network administrator may automatically provision an Ethernet circuit between network elements by storing and managing circuit data (managed objects) in one of the network elements (master node) and synchronizing the circuit data among the network nodes in the Ethernet circuit path. In addition, multiple network administrators may provision multiple Ethernet circuits using the overlapping network elements by managing access to the circuit data in the Master node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Vasudha N. BHASKARA, Dharmendra NAIK
  • Patent number: 9648020
    Abstract: A license management system comprises at least one processor capable of executing processor-executable code coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing a master license database and processor-executable code for causing the processor to: (a) store a master state of a network device indicative of at least one license key associated with the network device in the master license database; (b) access information indicative of a license key request for the network device subsequent to the storing of the master state, the license key request including a current state of the network device; (c) compare the master state of the network device with the current state of the network device; and (d) in response to the master state differing from the current state of the network device, generate an error message and store the error message in non-transitory processor-readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Dharmendra Naik, Lam Dinh Hoang, Kiran Kumar Dintakurthi, Kasi Viswanadham Pydi, Kamalakannan Govindarajan, Rajasekar Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 9397898
    Abstract: A system may receive a user input that identifies an optical route in an optical network, and may receive a user input that identifies a view type, where the view type includes a data channel view or a control channel view. The system may provide, based on the user input, a user interface that displays a representation of network entities associated with the optical route, a representation of an amplification capability associated with a network entity, a representation of a first parameter associated with the network entity, where the representation of the first parameter is based on the user input, a representation of optical links that connect the network entities, where the optical links indicate an optical transmission direction between two network entities, and a representation of a second parameter associated with an optical link, where the representation of the second parameter is based on the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Jagadeesh Virupaksha Huliyar, Lam D. Hoang, Kiran Dintakurthi, Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Dharmendra Naik
  • Patent number: 9377921
    Abstract: A system may receive first user input that identifies an optical route in an optical network, may receive a second user input that identifies a view type, and may provide, based on the first user input and the second user input, a user interface. The user interface may display, based on the identified view type, a representation of components associated with the optical route, a representation of ports on each of the components, a representation of a first parameter associated with each port, and a representation of an optical link associated with the optical route, where the representation of the optical link identifies a port on each of the components that connects the optical link to each of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Jagadeesh Virupaksha Huliyar, Lam D. Hoang, Kiran Dintakurthi, Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Dharmendra Naik
  • Publication number: 20160112253
    Abstract: A device may receive a request to present, via a user interface, information associated with an optical network. The information associated with the optical network may be stored using a data structure accessible to provide the information to one or more applications associated with one or more view types. The device may identify an application or a view type associated with the user interface. The device may identify an optical equipment type associated with the request. The optical equipment type may identify a type of optical equipment, associated with the optical network, to be presented for display via the user interface. The device may identify formatting information, for presenting optical network information associated with the optical equipment, based on the optical equipment type and the view type or the application. The device may provide the optical network information, for presentation via the user interface, based on the formatting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Karthikeyan M. Nagarajan, Yashpal Kumar, Pydi Kasi Viswanadham, Prashanth Kota, Maneesh Jain, Lam D. Hoang, Dharmendra Naik, Raj Venkatesan
  • Patent number: 9037978
    Abstract: A system may receive a first user input that identifies an optical route in an optical network, may receive a second user input that identifies a direction with which to display the optical route, and may provide, based on the first user input and the second user input, a user interface. The user interface may display optical links associated with the optical route, and may display network entities associated with the optical route. The user interface may display a source entity, where the source entity identifies a source of an optical transmission carried by an optical link, and may display a destination entity, where the destination entity identifies a destination for the optical transmission. The user interface may also display a power adjustment made to the optical transmission at the source entity or the destination entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Jagadeesh Virupaksha Huliyar, Lam D. Hoang, Kiran Dintakurthi, Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Dharmendra Naik
  • Publication number: 20150096059
    Abstract: A license management system comprises at least one processor capable of executing processor-executable code coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing a master license database and processor-executable code for causing the processor to: (a) store a master state of a network device indicative of at least one license key associated with the network device in the master license database; (b) access information indicative of a license key request for the network device subsequent to the storing of the master state, the license key request including a current state of the network device; (c) compare the master state of the network device with the current state of the network device; and (d) in response to the master state differing from the current state of the network device, generate an error message and store the error message in non-transitory processor-readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Dharmendra Naik, Lam Dinh Hoang, Kiran Kumar Dintakurthi, Kasi Viswanadham Pydi, Kamalakannan Govindarajan, Rajasekar Venkatesan
  • Publication number: 20150095237
    Abstract: A license management system coupled with a network and having at least one processor capable of executing processor-executable code coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code for causing the at least one processor to: (1) read a current licensing transaction tamp value of a network element and a restored licensing transaction stamp value of the network element; (2) determine whether a discrepancy exists between the restored licensing transaction stamp value and the current licensing transaction stamp value; and (3) in response to the discrepancy between the restored licensing transaction stamp value and the current licensing transaction stamp value, transmit an alert to a user via an output port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Dharmendra Naik, Lam Dinh Hoang, Kiran Kumar Dintakurthi, Kasi Viswanadham Pydi, Kamalakannan Govindarajan
  • Patent number: 8997001
    Abstract: A system may receive a first user input that identifies an optical route in an optical network, may receive a second user input that identifies a direction with which to display the optical route, and may provide, based on the first user input and the second user input, a user interface. The user interface may display optical links associated with the optical route, and may display network entities associated with the optical route. The user interface may display a source entity, where the source entity identifies a source of an optical transmission carried by an optical link, and may display a destination entity, where the destination entity identifies a destination for the optical transmission. The interface may also display an optical power with which the optical transmission is transmitted from the source entity, and may display an optical power with which the optical transmission is received at the destination entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Jagadeesh Virupaksha Huliyar, Lam D. Hoang, Kiran Dintakurthi, Vasudha N. Bhaskara, Dharmendra Naik
  • Publication number: 20140297865
    Abstract: A network device may receive an activation instruction. The network device may provide network resources. The activation instruction may request the network device to activate a particular network resource that is deactivated. The activation instruction may be associated with a license that identifies the particular network resource and identifies a resource request of a user. The network device may configure, based on the activation instruction, a component of the network device to activate the particular network resource. The component, after being configured to activate the particular network resource, may allow data flows, received by the network device, to be provided towards a destination device using the particular network resource. The network device may receive a data flow and provide, by the component of the network device, the data flow towards the destination device using the particular network resource.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Infinera Corporation
    Inventors: Abhijeet D. DEORE, Manish CHANDRA, Dharmendra NAIK, Kiran Kumar DINTAKURTHI, Konstantin SAUNICHEV, Biao LU, Steven Joseph HAND, Sudhanshu VERMA