Patents by Inventor Hann-Hwan Ju
Hann-Hwan Ju 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).
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Publication number: 20100309916Abstract: A method and apparatus for in-line processing a data packet while routing the packet through a router in a system transmitting data packets between a source and a destination over a network including the router. The method includes receiving the data packet and pre-processing layer header data for the data packet as the data packet is received and prior to transferring any portion of the data packet to packet memory. The data packet is thereafter stored in the packet memory. A routing through the router is determined including a next hop index describing the next connection in the network. The data packet is retrieved from the packet memory and a new layer header for the data packet is constructed from the next hop index while the data packet is being retrieved from memory. The new layer header is coupled to the data packet prior to transfer from the router.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2010Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Rasoul Mirzazadeh OSKOUY, Dennis C. Ferguson, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Manese Lim, Pradeep S. Sindhu, Sreeram Veeragandham, Jeff Zimmer, Michael M.Y. Hui
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Patent number: 7804833Abstract: A method and apparatus for in-line processing a data packet while routing the packet through a router in a system transmitting data packets between a source and a destination over a network including the router. The method includes receiving the data packet and pre-processing layer header data for the data packet as the data packet is received and prior to transferring any portion of the data packet to packet memory. The data packet is thereafter stored in the packet memory. A routing through the router is determined including a next hop index describing the next connection in the network. The data packet is retrieved from the packet memory and a new layer header for the data packet is constructed from the next hop index while the data packet is being retrieved from memory. The new layer header is coupled to the data packet prior to transfer from the router.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2007Date of Patent: September 28, 2010Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Rasoul Mirzazadeh Oskouy, Dennis C. Ferguson, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Manese Lim, Pradeep S. Sindhu, Sreeram Veeragandham, Jeff Zimmer, Michael M. Y. Hui
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Patent number: 7801140Abstract: A method and device for in-line processing a data packet is provided. The data packet is received at a first buffer. The data packet is divided into a number of cells that are stored in a first queue. For each cell, a cell state code is stored that indicates an address of the corresponding cell in the first queue and an indication of a sequence order of the cell within the data packet.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Rasoul Mirzazadeh Oskouy, Dennis C. Ferguson, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Manese Lim, Pradeep S. Sindhu, Sreeram Veeragandham, Jeff Zimmer, Michael M. Y. Hui
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Publication number: 20100177777Abstract: A network device includes one or more sprayers, multiple packet processors, and one or more desprayers. The sprayers receive packets on at least one incoming packet stream and distribute the packets according to a load balancing scheme that balances the number of bytes of packet data that is given to each of the packet processors. The packet processors receive the packets from the sprayers and process the packets to determine routing information for the packets. The desprayers receive the processed packets from the packet processors and transmit the packets on at least one outgoing packet stream based on the routing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Stefan DYCKERHOFF, Pankaj Patel, Pradeep Sindhu, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Hann-Hwan Ju, Ramalingam K. Anand, Dennis C. Ferguson, Chang-Hong Wu
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Publication number: 20100165870Abstract: A bandwidth divider and method for allocating bandwidth between a plurality of packet processors. The bandwidth divider includes a plurality of counters for measuring the bandwidth of data packets transferred from the bandwidth divider to a respective packet processor; and a controller for analyzing the plurality of counters and transferring a data packet to a selected packet processor based on the contents of the counters. The method monitors the bandwidth consumed by the packet processors; determines, based on the bandwidth consumed by the packet processors, which packet processor has consumed the least amount of bandwidth; and allocates a next data packet to the packet processor which has consumed the least amount of bandwidth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2010Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Stefan DYCKERHOFF, Pankaj Patel, Pradeep Sindhu, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Hann-Hwan Ju, Ramalingam Krishnamurthi Anand
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Patent number: 7715449Abstract: A network device includes one or more sprayers, multiple packet processors, and one or more desprayers. The sprayers receive packets on at least one incoming packet stream and distribute the packets according to a load balancing scheme that balances the number of bytes of packet data that is given to each of the packet processors. The packet processors receive the packets from the sprayers and process the packets to determine routing information for the packets. The desprayers receive the processed packets from the packet processors and transmit the packets on at least one outgoing packet stream based on the routing information.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Stefan Dyckerhoff, Pankaj Patel, Pradeep Sindhu, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Hann-Hwan Ju, Ramalingam K. Anand, Dennis C. Ferguson, Chang-Hong Wu
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Patent number: 7706357Abstract: A bandwidth divider and method for allocating bandwidth between a plurality of packet processors. The bandwidth divider includes a plurality of counters for measuring the bandwidth of data packets transferred from the bandwidth divider to a respective packet processor; and a controller for analyzing the plurality of counters and transferring a data packet to a selected packet processor based on the contents of the counters. The method monitors the bandwidth consumed by the packet processors; determines, based on the bandwidth consumed by the packet processors, which packet processor has consumed the least amount of bandwidth; and allocates a next data packet to the packet processor which has consumed the least amount of bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2006Date of Patent: April 27, 2010Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Stefan Dyckerhoff, Pankaj Patel, Pradeep Sindhu, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Hann-Hwan Ju, Ramalingam K. Anand
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Publication number: 20090268740Abstract: A network device switches variable length data units from a source to a destination in a network. An input port receives the variable length data unit and a divider divides the variable length data unit into uniform length data units for temporary storage in the network device. A distributed memory includes a plurality of physically separated memory banks addressable using a single virtual address space and an input switch streams the uniform length data units across the memory banks based on the virtual address space. The network device further includes an output switch for extracting the uniform length data units from the distributed memory by using addresses of the uniform length data units within the virtual address space. The output switch reassembles the uniform length data units to reconstruct the variable length data unit. An output port receives the variable length data unit and transfers the variable length data unit to the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2009Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Pradeep S. SINDHU, Dennis C. FERGUSON, Bjorn O. LIENCRES, Nalini AGARWAL, Hann-Hwan JU, Raymond Marcelino Manese LIM, Rasoul Mirzazadeh OSKOUY, Sreeram VEERAGANDHAM
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Patent number: 7586917Abstract: A network device includes an input interface, at least one processing path and an output interface. The input interface receives data units on a plurality of streams and assigns a first sequence number to each of the received data units. The at least one processing path performs a route look-up for each of the data units, where the route look-up determines a routing destination for a respective data unit. The output interface assigns a second sequence number to each of the processed data units based on a number of memory references associated with the route look-up for each of the data units and re-orders the processed data units based on the second sequence number assigned to each of the processed data units.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2004Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Dennis C. Ferguson, Hann-Hwan Ju, Atsushi Kasuya, Gerald Cheung, Devereaux C. Chen
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Patent number: 7545808Abstract: A network device switches variable length data units from a source to a destination in a network. An input port receives the variable length data unit and a divider divides the variable length data unit into uniform length data units for temporary storage in the network device. A distributed memory includes a plurality of physically separated memory banks addressable using a single virtual address space and an input switch streams the uniform length data units across the memory banks based on the virtual address space. The network device further includes an output switch for extracting the uniform length data units from the distributed memory by using addresses of the uniform length data units within the virtual address space. The output switch reassembles the uniform length data units to reconstruct the variable length data unit. An output port receives the variable length data unit and transfers the variable length data unit to the destination.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Pradeep S. Sindhu, Dennis C. Ferguson, Bjorn O. Liencres, Nalini Agarwal, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Manese Lim, Rasoul Mirzazadeh Oskouy, Sreeram Veeragandham
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Publication number: 20090109975Abstract: A method and apparatus for switching a data packet between a source and destination in a network. The data packet includes a header portion and a data portion. The header portion includes routing information for the data packet. The method includes defining a data path in the router comprising a path through the router along which the data portion of the data packet travels and defining a control path comprising a path through the router along which routing information from the header portion travels. The method includes separating the data path and control path in the router such that the routing information can be separated from the data portion allowing for the separate processing of each in the router. The data portion can be stored in a global memory while routing decisions are made on the routing information in the control path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Pradeep S. SINDHU, Kireeti KOMPELLA, Dennis C. FERGUSON, Bjorn O. LIENCRES, Nalini AGARWAL, Hann-Hwan JU, Raymond Marcelino Manese LIM, Rasoul Mirzazadeh OSKOUY, Sreeram VEERAGANDHAM
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Patent number: 7519735Abstract: A network router employs a single board architecture that includes both a forwarding engine and an interface card concentrator. All of the circuits involved in routing are incorporated into a single board, reducing the system cost of the router. A single processor performs various functions in connection with these circuits, such as management of interface cards and the forwarding engine. In addition to lowering the system cost, the compact architecture allows higher density installation of interface cards.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2001Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Hann-Hwan Ju, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Ross Heitkamp, Antony Chatzigianis, Ken Kuwabara
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Patent number: 7489699Abstract: A method and apparatus for switching a data packet between a source and destination in a network. The data packet includes a header portion and a data portion. The header portion includes routing information for the data packet. The method includes defining a data path in the router comprising a path through the router along which the data portion of the data packet travels and defining a control path comprising a path through the router along which routing information from the header portion travels. The method includes separating the data path and control path in the router such that the routing information can be separated from the data portion allowing for the separate processing of each in the router. The data portion can be stored in a global memory while routing decisions are made on the routing information in the control path.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2005Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Pradeep S. Sindhu, Kireeti Kompella, Dennis C. Ferguson, Bjorn O. Liencres, Nalini Agarwal, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Manese Lim, Rasoul Mirzazadeh Oskouy, Sreeram Veeragandham
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Publication number: 20080031252Abstract: A method and device for in-line processing a data packet is provided. The data packet is received at a first buffer. The data packet is divided into a number of cells that are stored in a first queue. For each cell, a cell state code is stored that indicates an address of the corresponding cell in the first queue and an indication of a sequence order of the cell within the data packet.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2007Publication date: February 7, 2008Inventors: Rasoul Oskouy, Dennis Ferguson, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Lim, Pradeep Sindhu, Sreeram Veeragandham, Jeff Zimmer, Michael Hui
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Publication number: 20070147257Abstract: A method and apparatus for in-line processing a data packet while routing the packet through a router in a system transmitting data packets between a source and a destination over a network including the router. The method includes receiving the data packet and pre-processing layer header data for the data packet as the data packet is received and prior to transferring any portion of the data packet to packet memory. The data packet is thereafter stored in the packet memory. A routing through the router is determined including a next hop index describing the next connection in the network. The data packet is retrieved from the packet memory and a new layer header for the data packet is constructed from the next hop index while the data packet is being retrieved from memory. The new layer header is coupled to the data packet prior to transfer from the router.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2007Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Rasoul Oskouy, Dennis Ferguson, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Lim, Pradeep Sindhu, Sreeram Veeragandham, Jeff Zimmer, Michael Hui
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Patent number: 7209448Abstract: A method and apparatus for in-line processing a data packet while routing the packet through a router in a system transmitting data packets between a source and a destination over a network including the router. The method includes receiving the data packet and pre-processing layer header data for the data packet as the data packet is received and prior to transferring any portion of the data packet to packet memory. The data packet is thereafter stored in the packet memory. A routing through the router is determined including a next hop index describing the next connection in the network. The data packet is retrieved from the packet memory and a new layer header for the data packet is constructed from the next hop index while the data packet is being retrieved from memory. The new layer header is coupled to the data packet prior to transfer from the router.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Rasoul Mirzazadeh Oskouy, Dennis C. Ferguson, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Manese Lim, Pradeep S. Sindhu, Sreeram Veeragandham, Jeff Zimmer, Michael Hui
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Patent number: 7139282Abstract: A bandwidth divider and method for allocating bandwidth between a plurality of packet processors. The bandwidth divider includes a plurality of counters for measuring the bandwidth of data packets transferred from the bandwidth divider to a respective packet processor; and a controller for analyzing the plurality of counters and transferring a data packet to a selected packet processor based on the contents of the counters. The method monitors the bandwidth consumed by the packet processors; determines, based on the bandwidth consumed by the packet processors, which packet processor has consumed the least amount of bandwidth; and allocates a next data packet to the packet processor which has consumed the least amount of bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2000Date of Patent: November 21, 2006Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Stefan Dyckerhoff, Pankaj Patel, Pradeep Sindhu, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Hann-Hwan Ju, Ramalingam Krishnamurthi Anand
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Patent number: 7116660Abstract: A router for switching data packets from a source to a destination in a network in which the router includes a distributed memory. The distributed memory includes two or more memory banks. Each memory bank is used for storing uniform portions of a data packet received from a source and linking information for each data packet to allow for the extraction of the uniform portions of a data packet from distributed locations in memory in proper order after a routing determination has been made by the router.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2002Date of Patent: October 3, 2006Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Pradeep S. Sindhu, Dennis C. Ferguson, Bjorn O. Liencres, Nalini Agarwal, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Marcelino Manese Lim, Rasoul Mirzazadeh Oskouy, Sreeram Veeragandham
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Patent number: 7016367Abstract: A network device includes one or more sprayers, multiple packet processors, and one or more desprayers. The sprayers receive packets on at least one incoming packet stream and distribute the packets according to a load balancing scheme that balances the number of bytes of packet data that is given to each of the packet processors. The packet processors receive the packets from the sprayers and process the packets to determine routing information for the packets. The desprayers receive the processed packets from the packet processors and transmit the packets on at least one outgoing packet stream based on the routing information.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.Inventors: Stefan Dyckerhoff, Pankaj Patel, Pradeep Sindhu, Ashok Krishnamurthi, Hann-Hwan Ju, Ramalingam K. Anand, Dennis C. Ferguson, Chang-Hong Wu
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Publication number: 20060023719Abstract: A network device switches variable length data units from a source to a destination in a network. An input port receives the variable length data unit and a divider divides the variable length data unit into uniform length data units for temporary storage in the network device. A distributed memory includes a plurality of physically separated memory banks addressable using a single virtual address space and an input switch streams the uniform length data units across the memory banks based on the virtual address space. The network device further includes an output switch for extracting the uniform length data units from the distributed memory by using addresses of the uniform length data units within the virtual address space. The output switch reassembles the uniform length data units to reconstruct the variable length data unit. An output port receives the variable length data unit and transfers the variable length data unit to the destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Pradeep Sindhu, Dennis Ferguson, Bjorn Liencres, Nalini Agarwal, Hann-Hwan Ju, Raymond Manese Lim, Rasoul Oskouy, Sreeram Veeragandham