Patents by Inventor Joji T. Mekkattuparamban

Joji T. Mekkattuparamban 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).

  • Binary compatible extension architecture in an openflow compliant network environment
    Patent number: 9379973
    Abstract: An example method for a binary compatible extension architecture in an OpenFlow compliant network environment is provided and includes receiving a packet on an extension port from an Open vSwitch (OVS) component of a virtual switch configured for an OpenFlow protocol, performing fast path processing on the packet in a kernel space under control of a switch data path in a user space; and sending the packet on the extension port for a subsequent delivery to its destination from an output port of the virtual switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joji T. Mekkattuparamban, Kyle A. D. Mestery
  • BINARY COMPATIBLE EXTENSION ARCHITECTURE IN AN OPENFLOW COMPLIANT NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20140226661
    Abstract: An example method for a binary compatible extension architecture in an OpenFlow compliant network environment is provided and includes receiving a packet on an extension port from an Open vSwitch (OVS) component of a virtual switch configured for an OpenFlow protocol, performing fast path processing on the packet in a kernel space under control of a switch data path in a user space; and sending the packet on the extension port for a subsequent delivery to its destination from an output port of the virtual switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joji T. Mekkattuparamban, Kyle A.D. Mestery