Patents by Inventor Donald Iain Hunter

Donald Iain Hunter 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).

  • Analyzing virtual private network failures
    Patent number: 8102758
    Abstract: The specification provides information for determining any impacted customers, virtual private networks, circuits, and devices following a path failure. The specification uses an information-gathering component to find system information and uses the system information in determining any impacted units. A report is created that allows a network management system to process the impacted units. If any of the impacted units are customer devices, then the management system calculates the impact on the customer based on a Service Level Agreement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: John Monaghan, Donald Iain Hunter
  • ANALYZING VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK FAILURES
    Publication number: 20080222282
    Abstract: The specification provides information for determining any impacted customers, virtual private networks, circuits, and devices following a path failure. The specification uses an information-gathering component to find system information and uses the system information in determining any impacted units. A report is created that allows a network management system to process the impacted units. If any of the impacted units are customer devices, then the management system calculates the impact on the customer based on a Service Level Agreement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: John Monaghan, Donald Iain Hunter