Patents by Inventor Kenneth Eugene Gray

Kenneth Eugene Gray 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).

  • Using a network service header to manage a network-as-a-system
    Patent number: 10165092
    Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to augmenting a control packet with an interface identifier, the interface identifier identifying an interface at a physical network forwarding element; and transmitting the control packet with the interface identifier to the physical network forwarding element. The interface identifier can be included in metadata of a network service header (NSH). The NSH is encapsulated with the control packet, which is transmitted with the control packet. The NSH can be extracted and the interface identifier used to identify a user interface (or a presenting interface) based on a metadata lookup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yixing Ruan, James N. Guichard, Javed Asghar, Carlos M. Pignataro, Kenneth Eugene Gray
  • USING A NETWORK SERVICE HEADER TO MANAGE A NETWORK-AS-A-SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170331737
    Abstract: Aspects of the embodiments are directed to augmenting a control packet with an interface identifier, the interface identifier identifying an interface at a physical network forwarding element; and transmitting the control packet with the interface identifier to the physical network forwarding element. The interface identifier can be included in metadata of a network service header (NSH). The NSH is encapsulated with the control packet, which is transmitted with the control packet. The NSH can be extracted and the interface identifier used to identify a user interface (or a presenting interface) based on a metadata lookup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Yixing Ruan, James N. Guichard, Javed Asghar, Carlos M. Pignataro, Kenneth Eugene Gray