Patents by Inventor Ellison F. KELLER

Ellison F. KELLER 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).

  • Providing out-of-band management traffic and data traffic over a backup path via a dual use device
    Patent number: 9497686
    Abstract: A device may receive incoming network traffic associated with a network device. The device may determine whether the incoming network traffic is management traffic or data traffic. The management traffic may be traffic for performing out-of-band management of the network device, and the data traffic may be traffic other than traffic for performing out-of-band management of the network device. The device may provide, to the network device, the incoming network traffic via a first connection or a second connection based on determining whether the incoming network traffic is management traffic or data traffic. The device may provide the incoming network traffic to the network device via the first connection when the incoming network traffic is management traffic, and may provide the incoming network traffic to the network device via the second connection when the incoming network traffic is data traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Ellison F. Keller, Joseph E. Sheets, James E. Butler
  • PROVIDING OUT-OF-BAND MANAGEMENT TRAFFIC AND DATA TRAFFIC OVER A BACKUP PATH VIA A DUAL USE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160021600
    Abstract: A device may receive incoming network traffic associated with a network device. The device may determine whether the incoming network traffic is management traffic or data traffic. The management traffic may be traffic for performing out-of-band management of the network device, and the data traffic may be traffic other than traffic for performing out-of-band management of the network device. The device may provide, to the network device, the incoming network traffic via a first connection or a second connection based on determining whether the incoming network traffic is management traffic or data traffic. The device may provide the incoming network traffic to the network device via the first connection when the incoming network traffic is management traffic, and may provide the incoming network traffic to the network device via the second connection when the incoming network traffic is data traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Ellison F. KELLER, Joseph E. Sheets, James E. Butler