Patents by Inventor Douglas Smithy

Douglas Smithy 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).

  • Power management for virtual network functions or containerized network functions
    Patent number: 12645507
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a processing device, an intended level of power consumption associated with a network function; allocating, in view of the intended level of power consumption, a network device to the network function; allocating, in view of the intended level of power consumption, a processor to the network function; and designating the processor to handle interrupts from the network function via the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Red Hat, LLC
    Inventors: Huamin Chen, Yuval Lifshitz, Douglas Smithy
  • POWER MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTIONS OR CONTAINERIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS
    Publication number: 20240362080
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by a processing device, an intended level of power consumption associated with a network function; allocating, in view of the intended level of power consumption, a network device to the network function; allocating, in view of the intended level of power consumption, a processor to the network function; and designating the processor to handle interrupts from the network function via the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Huamin Chen, Yuval Lifshitz, Douglas Smithy