Patents by Inventor Floyd H. Gerhardt

Floyd H. Gerhardt 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).

  • Determining a profile for an interface of a network device
    Patent number: 7796634
    Abstract: Selecting a profile for an interface of a network device includes accessing profile sequences, where each profile sequence corresponds to an interface. Each profile sequence includes profiles that provide parameters for communicating data. The following are repeated for a profile sequence for an interface until a link satisfies a sequence criterion or until a last profile of the profile sequence is reached to select a profile for the interface. A current profile is accessed, and a link for the interface is initiated according to the current profile. Whether the link for the interface satisfies the sequence criterion is determined. A next profile of the profile sequence is accessed if the link does not satisfy the sequence criterion, and the current profile is selected if the link satisfies the sequence criterion. Data is communicated according to the selected profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian A. Arnold, Kaartik Viswanath, Jeffrey Lee, Pritesh N. Patel, Bruce B. Weller, Floyd H. Gerhardt
  • Determining a profile for an interface of a network device
    Patent number: 7295570
    Abstract: Selecting a profile for an interface of a network device includes accessing profile sequences, where each profile sequence corresponds to an interface. Each profile sequence includes profiles that provide parameters for communicating data. The following are repeated for a profile sequence for an interface until a link satisfies a sequence criterion or until a last profile of the profile sequence is reached to select a profile for the interface. A current profile is accessed, and a link for the interface is initiated according to the current profile. Whether the link for the interface satisfies the sequence criterion is determined. A next profile of the profile sequence is accessed if the link does not satisfy the sequence criterion, and the current profile is selected if the link satisfies the sequence criterion. Data is communicated according to the selected profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian A. Arnold, Kaartik Viswanath, Jeffrey Lee, Pritesh N. Patel, Bruce B. Weller, Floyd H. Gerhardt
  • Selecting a profile for an interface of a network device according to a margin
    Patent number: 7295569
    Abstract: Selecting a profile for an interface of a network device includes accessing profile sequences, where each profile sequence corresponds to an interface. Each profile sequence includes profiles that provide parameters for communicating data. The following are repeated for a profile sequence for an interface until a link satisfies a sequence criterion or until a last profile of the profile sequence is reached to select a profile for the interface. A current profile is accessed, and a link for the interface is initiated according to the current profile. Whether the link for the interface satisfies the sequence criterion in accordance with the margin set is determined. A next profile of the profile sequence is accessed if the link does not satisfy the sequence criterion in accordance with the margin set, and the current profile is selected if the link satisfies the sequence criterion. Data is communicated according to the selected profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian A. Arnold, Kaartik Viswanath, Jeffrey Lee, Pritesh N. Patel, Bruce B. Weller, Floyd H. Gerhardt, Snigdhendu S. Mukhopadhyay