Patents by Inventor Jerrold A. Stiffler

Jerrold A. Stiffler 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).

  • Incrementally improved auto-discovery of network devices
    Patent number: 8934376
    Abstract: The embodiments improve the results of an auto-detection of network devices responsive to the causes of detection failures in preceding runs of the auto-detection process. The network may comprise various devices that are believed to be in the network. If a device that is believed to be in the network, but is undiscovered, the embodiments identify the device and information regarding the cause or causes of non-discovery. In response, the discovery parameters are modified, based on the causes associated with the undiscovered devices. The extent to which the discovery parameters are modified is based various criteria, such as the characterization of the network, or upon the detection of changes to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Riverbed Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krisnan Sivaramakrishna Iyer, James Mark Shaw, Jerrold A. Stiffler
  • Incremental and targeted auto-discovery of network devices
    Patent number: 8305931
    Abstract: A method and/or system is configured to improve the results of an auto-detection of network devices based on the causes of detection failures in preceding runs of the auto-detection process. As each device that is believed to be in the network is found to be undiscovered, the identification of the device and information regarding the cause(s) of non-discovery are stored. Prior to the next auto-detection run, one or more of the discovery parameters are modified, based on the causes associated with the undiscovered devices. The extent to which the discovery parameters are modified is preferably based on the apparent stability of the network, or upon the detection of changes to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: OPNET Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishnan Sivaramakrishna Iyer, James Mark Shaw, Jerrold A. Stiffler
  • INCREMENTAL AND TARGETED AUTO-DISCOVERY OF NETWORK DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100046395
    Abstract: A method and/or system is configured to improve the results of an auto-detection of network devices based on the causes of detection failures in preceding runs of the auto-detection process. As each device that is believed to be in the network is found to be undiscovered, the identification of the device and information regarding the cause(s) of non-discovery are stored. Prior to the next auto-detection run, one or more of the discovery parameters are modified, based on the causes associated with the undiscovered devices. The extent to which the discovery parameters are modified is preferably based on the apparent stability of the network, or upon the detection of changes to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Krishnan SIVARAMAKRISHNA IYER, James Mark SHAW, Jerrold A. STIFFLER