Patents by Inventor Erich Nahum

Erich Nahum 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: 11870650
    Abstract: A network function optimization method, system, and computer program product include optimizing network function chain components of a software by modifying a structure of the network function chain components by removing a function of the network function chain components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Dinesh Verma
  • Publication number: 20220014433
    Abstract: A network function optimization method, system, and computer program product include optimizing network function chain components of a software by modifying a structure of the network function chain components by removing a function of the network function chain components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Dinesh Verma
  • Patent number: 11195066
    Abstract: A computing system for learning a device type and message formats used by a device is provided. The computing system includes an interface and a processor. The interface is receptive of documents describing identification information and communication and application protocols of devices. The processor is coupled with the interface to obtain rules of network packet analysis using document analytics and identify identification information and communication and application protocols of network messages from devices using the rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Dilip D. Kandlur, Thai F. Le, Erich Nahum, Jorge J. Ortiz, Maroun Touma, Dinesh C. Verma
  • Publication number: 20210281479
    Abstract: A network function optimization method, system, and computer program product, include optimizing network function chain components by modifying a structure of the network function chain components by removing one of the functions of the network function chain components in response to a constraint according to a policy requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Dinesh Verma
  • Patent number: 11050622
    Abstract: A network function optimization method, system, and computer program product, include optimizing network function chain components by modifying a structure of the network function chain components by removing one of the functions of the network function chain components in response to a constraint according to a policy requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Dinesh Verma
  • Patent number: 10904106
    Abstract: A computer program product is provided for fault diagnostics and recovery of network service chains. The product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method. The method includes identifying intersecting ones of components of the network service chains in a network graph indicative of a commonality therebetween. The method further includes selectively repairing one or more of the components of at least one of the network service chains up to an entirety thereof based on a component repair sequence that maintains service continuity of the network service chains and that is determined and selectively reordered based on the commonality. The network graph includes a plurality of graphs, each (i) including one or more Virtualized Network Functions, and (ii) corresponding to a respective one of the network service chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum
  • Patent number: 10897407
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for fault diagnostics and recovery of network service chains. The method includes identifying, by a processor, intersecting ones of components of the network service chains in a network graph indicative of a commonality therebetween. The network graph represents the components of the network service chains. The method further includes selectively repairing, by the processor, one or more of the components of at least one of the network service chains up to an entirety thereof based on a component repair sequence that maintains service continuity of the network service chains and that is determined and selectively reordered based on the commonality. The network graph includes a plurality of graphs, each (i) including one or more Virtualized Network Functions, and (ii) corresponding to a respective one of the network service chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum
  • Patent number: 10785163
    Abstract: Various embodiments are provided for managing queuing policies in a computing environment. Data packets may be classified into one of a plurality of queues based on information extracted from one or more multipath data flows. The data packets in the plurality of queues may be scheduled and sent according to one or more multipath data flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erich Nahum, Thai Franck Le, Yeon-sup Lim
  • Publication number: 20200274819
    Abstract: Various embodiments are provided for managing queuing policies in a computing environment. Data packets may be classified into one of a plurality of queues based on information extracted from one or more multipath data flows. The data packets in the plurality of queues may be scheduled and sent according to one or more multipath data flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Erich NAHUM, Thai Franck LE, Yeon-sup LIM
  • Patent number: 10735370
    Abstract: Name based Internet of Things (IoT) discovery includes receiving domain name system (DNS) events. An Internet Protocol (IP) address to name mapping is built based on the DNS events. A data communication event occurring in a computer network is received. A destination IP address in the data communication event is mapped to a domain name by querying the IP address to name mapping. Whether the data communication event is associated with an IoT device is determined based on the domain name satisfying a rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dilip Dinkar Kandlur, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Erich Nahum, Jorge Jose Ortiz
  • Patent number: 10735525
    Abstract: A network function modification method, system, and computer program product, include terminating the connection-oriented session between a client and a server via at least two proxies, running a multipath connection-oriented session between the at least two proxies, if an insertion request is received, establishing a first multipath subflow with the new multipath subflow traversing the network function of the insertion request, and if a removal request is received, establishing a second multipath subflow with the new multipath subflow not traversing the network function of the removal request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Maroun Touma, Dinesh Verma
  • Publication number: 20200082231
    Abstract: A computing system for learning a device type and message formats used by a device is provided. The computing system includes an interface and a processor. The interface is receptive of documents describing identification information and communication and application protocols of devices. The processor is coupled with the interface to obtain rules of network packet analysis using document analytics and identify identification information and communication and application protocols of network messages from devices using the rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Dilip D. Kandlur, Thai F. Le, Erich Nahum, Jorge J. Ortiz, Maroun Touma, Dinesh C. Verma
  • Publication number: 20200067794
    Abstract: A computer program product is provided for fault diagnostics and recovery of network service chains. The product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method. The method includes identifying intersecting ones of components of the network service chains in a network graph indicative of a commonality therebetween. The method further includes selectively repairing one or more of the components of at least one of the network service chains up to an entirety thereof based on a component repair sequence that maintains service continuity of the network service chains and that is determined and selectively reordered based on the commonality. The network graph includes a plurality of graphs, each (i) including one or more Virtualized Network Functions, and (ii) corresponding to a respective one of the network service chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum
  • Publication number: 20200059418
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for fault diagnostics and recovery of network service chains. The method includes identifying, by a processor, intersecting ones of components of the network service chains in a network graph indicative of a commonality therebetween. The network graph represents the components of the network service chains. The method further includes selectively repairing, by the processor, one or more of the components of at least one of the network service chains up to an entirety thereof based on a component repair sequence that maintains service continuity of the network service chains and that is determined and selectively reordered based on the commonality. The network graph includes a plurality of graphs, each (i) including one or more Virtualized Network Functions, and (ii) corresponding to a respective one of the network service chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum
  • Patent number: 10536347
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for fault diagnostics and recovery of network service chains. The method includes discovering, by a processor, a network graph representative of components of the network service chains. The method further includes identifying, by the processor, intersecting ones of the components of the network service chains in the network graph. The method also includes repairing, by the processor, one or more of the components of at least one of the network service chains based on a component repair sequence that maintains service continuity of the network service chains and that is determined based on a commonality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum
  • Patent number: 10530667
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for fault diagnostics and recovery of network service chains. The method includes discovering, by a processor, a network graph representative of components of the network service chains. The method further includes identifying, by the processor, intersecting ones of the components of the network service chains in the network graph. The method also includes repairing, by the processor, one or more of the components of at least one of the network service chains based on a component repair sequence that maintains service continuity of the network service chains and that is determined based on a commonality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum
  • Publication number: 20190238409
    Abstract: A network function optimization method, system, and computer program product, include optimizing network function chain components by modifying a structure of the network function chain components by removing one of the functions of the network function chain components in response to a constraint according to a policy requirement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Dinesh Verma
  • Publication number: 20190149616
    Abstract: A network function modification method, system, and computer program product, include terminating the connection-oriented session between a client and a server via at least two proxies, running a multipath connection-oriented session between the at least two proxies, if an insertion request is received, establishing a first multipath subflow with the new multipath subflow traversing the network function of the insertion request, and if a removal request is received, establishing a second multipath subflow with the new multipath subflow not traversing the network function of the removal request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Maroun Touma, Dinesh Verma
  • Patent number: 10257283
    Abstract: A network function modification method, system, and computer program product, include terminating the connection-oriented session between a client and a server via at least two proxies, running a multipath connection-oriented session between the at least two proxies, if an insertion request is received, establishing a first multipath subflow with the new multipath subflow traversing the network function of the insertion request, and if a removal request is received, establishing a second multipath subflow with the new multipath subflow not traversing the network function of the removal request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seraphin Calo, Douglas Freimuth, Thai V. Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum, Maroun Touma, Dinesh Verma
  • Publication number: 20180359160
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for fault diagnostics and recovery of network service chains. The method includes discovering, by a processor, a network graph representative of components of the network service chains. The method further includes identifying, by the processor, intersecting ones of the components of the network service chains in the network graph. The method also includes repairing, by the processor, one or more of the components of at least one of the network service chains based on a component repair sequence that maintains service continuity of the network service chains and that is determined based on a commonality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Seraphin B. Calo, Douglas M. Freimuth, Thai Franck Le, Christian Makaya, Erich Nahum