Patents by Inventor George Macrae Taylor

George Macrae Taylor 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).

  • Method and apparatus for aggregating network traffic flows
    Patent number: 8130767
    Abstract: A method of aggregating network traffic flows for network traffic elements is described. The traffic elements are characterized by a plurality of characteristics having respective values, where a flow profile is formed by classifying each element into one of a plurality of flows dependent on its characteristic value. The method comprises the steps of obtaining an instantaneous flow profile and aggregating flows from the flow profile having a common value for a characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Aitken, Paul Atkins, Mark Hannah, George Macrae Taylor, Andrew Johnson, Katriona Lightbody
  • Method and apparatus for monitoring network traffic
    Patent number: 7636305
    Abstract: A method of monitoring network traffic flows of network traffic elements between locations in a data communications network is disclosed. The method comprises the step of classifying, as a first flow, traffic elements from a first to a second network location sharing a flow characteristic. The method further comprises the steps of classifying, as a second flow, traffic elements from said second to said first network location sharing said flow characteristic correlating said first and second flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: George Macrae Taylor, Paul Atkins, Katriona Lightbody, Mark Hannah, Paul Aitken, Andrew Johnson