Patents by Inventor Jason Ackley

Jason Ackley 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).

  • Translating Media Access Control (MAC) Addresses In A Network Hierarchy
    Publication number: 20180152413
    Abstract: In one embodiment a method includes receiving a packet including a destination media access control (MAC) address field having a MAC address of a hypervisor and a destination Internet protocol (IP) address field having an IP address of a virtual machine (VM) coupled to the hypervisor. The method further determines a MAC address of the VM using the IP address of the VM and applies the VM MAC address to the destination MAC address field of the packet to forward the packet to the VM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Jason Ackley
  • Translating media access control (MAC) addresses in a network hierarchy
    Patent number: 9830182
    Abstract: In one embodiment a method includes receiving a packet including a destination media access control (MAC) address field having a MAC address of a hypervisor and a destination Internet protocol (IP) address field having an IP address of a virtual machine (VM) coupled to the hypervisor. The method further determines a MAC address of the VM using the IP address of the VM and applies the VM MAC address to the destination MAC address field of the packet to forward the packet to the VM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Rackspace US, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Ackley
  • TRANSLATING MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) ADDRESSES IN A NETWORK HIERARCHY
    Publication number: 20150143371
    Abstract: In one embodiment a method includes receiving a packet including a destination media access control (MAC) address field having a MAC address of a hypervisor and a destination Internet protocol (IP) address field having an IP address of a virtual machine (VM) coupled to the hypervisor. The method further determines a MAC address of the VM using the IP address of the VM and applies the VM MAC address to the destination MAC address field of the packet to forward the packet to the VM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Jason Ackley
  • AUTOMATED PROVISIONING OF A HYBRID NETWORK
    Publication number: 20150113105
    Abstract: An improved provisioning process for a hybrid network that makes use of Layer 2 technologies instead of Layer 3 technologies to enable automated provisioning of a custom hybrid network for a customer. In some embodiments, the automated provisioning can commence after a customer makes selections of the servers and/or services to be included in the hybrid network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Jason ACKLEY, Stan ANTOV, Tom MARTIN, Chandler VAUGHN
  • Translating media access control (MAC) addresses in a network hierarchy
    Patent number: 8964735
    Abstract: In one embodiment a method includes receiving a packet including a destination media access control (MAC) address field having a MAC address of a hypervisor and a destination Internet protocol (IP) address field having an IP address of a virtual machine (VM) coupled to the hypervisor. The method further determines a MAC address of the VM using the IP address of the VM and applies the VM MAC address to the destination MAC address field of the packet to forward the packet to the VM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Rackspace US, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason Ackley
  • Translating Media Access Control (MAC) Addresses In A Network Hierarchy
    Publication number: 20130308641
    Abstract: In one embodiment a method includes receiving a packet including a destination media access control (MAC) address field having a MAC address of a hypervisor and a destination Internet protocol (IP) address field having an IP address of a virtual machine (VM) coupled to the hypervisor. The method further determines a MAC address of the VM using the IP address of the VM and applies the VM MAC address to the destination MAC address field of the packet to forward the packet to the VM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Jason Ackley