Patents by Inventor Jesse Willeke
Jesse Willeke 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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Patent number: 11552906Abstract: A network where FC and Ethernet storage traffic share the underlying network. The network extends FC SAN storage specific attributes to Ethernet storage devices. The network is preferably formed of FC switches, so each edge switch acts as an FCoE FCF, with internal communications done using FC. IP packets are encapsulated in FC packets for transport. Preferably, either each outward facing switch port can be configured as an Ethernet or FC port, so devices can be connected as desired. FCoE devices connected to the network are in particular virtual LANs (VLANs). The name server database is extended to include VLAN information for the device and the zoning database has automatic FCOE_VLAN zones added to provide a mechanism for enhanced soft and hard zoning. Zoning is performed with the conventional zoning restrictions enhanced by including the factor that any FCoE devices must be in the same VLAN.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITEDInventors: Jesse Willeke, Kiran Sangappa Shirol, Chandra Mohan Konchada
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Patent number: 10693832Abstract: A network where FC and Ethernet storage traffic share the network. The network extends FC SAN storage attributes to Ethernet storage devices. The network is preferably formed of FC switches, so each edge switch acts as an FCoE FCF, with internal communications done using FC. IP packets are encapsulated in FC packets for transport. Preferably, either each outward facing switch port can be configured as an Ethernet or FC port, so devices can be connected as desired. Ethernet addresses of IP devices are discovered based on ARP requests and lookup misses. Once an ARP request is trapped, the source device's information is added to a local database and distributed within the network. If the destination device is not known, a network-specific fabric protocol is used to propagate the ARP request to the other switches. An ARP response is processed similarly to update the local database and to distribute the update.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITEDInventors: Glenn Wenig, Daniel Chung, Jesse Willeke
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Publication number: 20190312824Abstract: A network where FC and Ethernet storage traffic share the underlying network. The network extends FC SAN storage specific attributes to Ethernet storage devices. The network is preferably formed of FC switches, so each edge switch acts as an FCoE FCF, with internal communications done using FC. IP packets are encapsulated in FC packets for transport. Preferably, either each outward facing switch port can be configured as an Ethernet or EC port, so devices can be connected as desired. FCoE devices connected to the network are in particular virtual LANs (VLANs). The name server database is extended to include VLAN information for the device and the zoning database has automatic FCOE_VLAN zones added to provide a mechanism for enhanced soft and hard zoning. Zoning is performed with the conventional zoning restrictions enhanced by including the factor that any FCoE devices must be in the same ULAN.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. LimitedInventors: Jesse Willeke, Kiran Sangappa Shirol, Chandra Mohan Konchada
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Patent number: 10374980Abstract: A network where FC and Ethernet storage traffic share the underlying network. The network extends FC SAN storage specific attributes to Ethernet storage devices. The network is preferably formed of FC switches, so each edge switch acts as an FCoE FCF, with internal communications done using FC. IP packets are encapsulated in FC packets for transport. Preferably, either each outward facing switch port can be configured as an Ethernet or FC port, so devices can be connected as desired. FCoE devices connected to the network are in particular virtual LANs (VLANs). The name server database is extended to include VLAN information for the device and the zoning database has automatic FCOE_VLAN zones added to provide a mechanism for enhanced soft and hard zoning. Zoning is performed with the conventional zoning restrictions enhanced by including the factor that any FCoE devices must be in the same VLAN.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITEDInventors: Jesse Willeke, Kiran Sangappa Shirol, Chandra Mohan Konchada
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Patent number: 10333866Abstract: A network where FC and Ethernet storage traffic share the underlying network. The network extends FC SAN storage specific attributes to Ethernet storage devices. The network is preferably formed of FC switches, so each edge switch acts as an FCoE FCF, with internal communications done using FC. IP packets are encapsulated in FC packets for transport. Preferably, either each outward facing switch port can be configured as an Ethernet or FC port, so devices can be connected as desired. FCoE devices connected to the network are in particular virtual LANs (VLANs). The name server database is extended to include VLAN information for the device and the zoning database has automatic FCOE_VLAN zones added to provide a mechanism for enhanced soft and hard zoning. Zoning is performed with the conventional zoning restrictions enhanced by including the factor that any FCoE devices must be in the same VLAN.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL SALES PTE. LIMITEDInventors: Chandra Mohan Konchada, Kiran Sangappa Shirol, Jesse Willeke
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Patent number: 9729449Abstract: Use of a Location ID in addition to normal information to allow development of non-shortest path routes. The edge switches which terminate the distance links between locations are identified. Shortest path routes are determined for all switches in the same location. For each edge switch, routes over the distance links to other locations are determined, marking the interface connected to the distance links. The two determined sets of routes are combined. For devices directly connected to the edge switch, only the marked interface is used to reach the other location. For switches directly connected to the edge switch, use only routes from non-marked interfaces to marked interfaces and remove any routes from marked to marked or non-marked to non-marked interfaces. This operation for the directly connected switches allows single hops that are non-shortest path to an edge switch and removes certain potential loopback situations due to shortest path routes.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.Inventors: Scott Busch, Ethan Cardwell, Peter Cieslar, Howard Johnson, Jesse Willeke
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Publication number: 20120106393Abstract: Implementations are disclosed that provide protocols for connecting an intelligent service module within a storage area network (SAN). The protocols support physical connections between the intelligent service module and a director-level switch of the SAN. In some variations, the intelligent service module may comprise a director service module (DSM), a domain-sharing leaf switch service module (LSSM), or a non-domain-sharing LSSM. The protocols provide for establishing link parameters and negotiating responsibilities between the intelligent service module and the director-level switch. In one configuration, for example, ELP and ELP_ACCEPT frames may be used to establish the link parameters. In another configuration, ESC and ESC_ACCEPT frames may be used to negotiate responsibilities between the intelligent service module and the director-level switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: McDATA CORPORATIONInventors: James Mark Walden, Keith Noe, Jesse Willeke
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Publication number: 20070223681Abstract: Implementations are disclosed that provide protocols for connecting an intelligent service module within a storage area network (SAN). The protocols support physical connections between the intelligent service module and a director-level switch of the SAN. In some variations, the intelligent service module may comprise a director service module (DSM), a domain-sharing leaf switch service module (LSSM), or a non-domain-sharing LSSM. The protocols provide for establishing link parameters and negotiating responsibilities between the intelligent service module and the director-level switch. In one configuration, for example, ELP and ELP_ACCEPT frames may be used to establish the link parameters. In another configuration, ESC and ESC_ACCEPT frames may be used to negotiate responsibilities between the intelligent service module and the director-level switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2006Publication date: September 27, 2007Inventors: James Walden, Keith Noe, Jesse Willeke
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Publication number: 20070058620Abstract: A method, system or computer program product for managing a switch fabric in a computer network, the switch fabric containing a plurality of switches, the method, system or product further including the capability for establishing a client/provider mode of operation between at least two switches of the plurality of switches; and operating the at least two switches in the client/provider mode; wherein the operating of the at least two switches in a client/provider mode includes conserving at least one functionality of at least one of the at least two switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2005Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: Jesse Willeke, Joseph Pelissier, Gurumurthy Ramkumar