Patents by Inventor Kelvin R. Edmison

Kelvin R. Edmison 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).

  • Method and apparatus for virtually tapping network traffic using a virtual packet broker
    Patent number: 10348741
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for tapping into a virtual network by leveraging a packet broker to deliver a plurality of network packets to an appliance to be analyzed, including receiving, by the packet broker, the plurality of network packets from virtual network interfaces, replicating, by the packet broker, the plurality of network packets, transmitting, by the packet broker, the plurality of network packets to a packet tunnel and transmitting, by the packet tunnel, the plurality of network packets from the packet tunnel to the appliance for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: ALCATEL LUCENT
    Inventors: Kelvin R. Edmison, Sami Assaad
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUALLY TAPPING NETWORK TRAFFIC USING A VIRTUAL PACKET BROKER
    Publication number: 20180331912
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to a method and apparatus for tapping into a virtual network by leveraging a packet broker to deliver a plurality of network packets to an appliance to be analyzed, including receiving, by the packet broker, the plurality of network packets from virtual network interfaces, replicating, by the packet broker, the plurality of network packets, transmitting, by the packet broker, the plurality of network packets to a packet tunnel and transmitting, by the packet tunnel, the plurality of network packets from the packet tunnel to the appliance for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Kelvin R. Edmison, Sami Assaad