Patents by Inventor Joesph A. Kirscht

Joesph A. Kirscht 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).

  • Directed route load/store packets for distributed switch initialization
    Patent number: 9282035
    Abstract: Techniques are described for transmitting a packet from a source switch module to a destination switch module. Embodiments include receiving, at a first switch module, a packet that includes (i) an ordered listing of Ethernet link identifiers, specifying a path to the destination switch module and (ii) payload data to be processed at the destination switch module. Embodiments determine that the first switch module is not a destination of the packet, based on the ordered listing of Ethernet link identifiers. Additionally, an Ethernet port of the first switch module on which to transmit the packet is determined based on the ordered listing of Ethernet link identifiers. Embodiments then transmit the packet to a second switch module using the determined Ethernet port of the first switch module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Flynn, Joesph A. Kirscht, Bruce M. Walk