Patents by Inventor Joe Pelissier

Joe Pelissier 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).

  • Mitigating Issues Due to Firmware Upgrades in a Converged Network Environment
    Publication number: 20140259000
    Abstract: An upgrade process is provided to upgrade first and second switches in a converged network handling storage area network traffic and data network traffic, in which the first and second switches are coupled to a host, e.g., a Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) via distributed network links, e.g., Virtual PortChannel links or Distributed Resilient Interconnect (DRNI) links. The first switch is isolated from the host so that all distributed network links traffic associated with the host is transferred to the second switch. The firmware of the first switch is upgraded while all distributed network links traffic associated with the host is handled by the second switch. The firmware of the second switch is upgraded is a similar manner while all distributed network links traffic associated with the host is handled by the first switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Claudio Desanti, Joe Pelissier