Patents by Inventor Kevin K. Matsuo

Kevin K. Matsuo 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).

  • Automated multi-fabric link aggregation system
    Patent number: 11431652
    Abstract: An automated multi-fabric link aggregation system includes leaf switch devices that have leaf switch device downlink ports, that are included in a first network fabric, and that are aggregated to provide a first aggregation fabric. Each leaf switch device generates discovery communications including a first network fabric identifier for the first network fabric, and a first aggregation fabric identifier for the first aggregation fabric. The leaf switch devices then transmit the discovery communications via the leaf switch device downlink ports. I/O modules that have I/O module uplink port are included in a second network fabric and are aggregated to provide a second aggregation fabric. The I/O modules receive the discovery communications via each of the I/O module uplink ports, determine that each received discovery communication includes the first network fabric identifier and the first aggregation fabric identifier and, in response, automatically configure the I/O module uplink ports in a LAG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Balaji Rajagopalan, Pawan Kumar Singal, Joseph LaSalle White, Kevin K. Matsuo
  • AUTOMATED MULTI-FABRIC LINK AGGREGATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220014481
    Abstract: An automated multi-fabric link aggregation system includes leaf switch devices that have leaf switch device downlink ports, that are included in a first network fabric, and that are aggregated to provide a first aggregation fabric. Each leaf switch device generates discovery communications including a first network fabric identifier for the first network fabric, and a first aggregation fabric identifier for the first aggregation fabric. The leaf switch devices then transmit the discovery communications via the leaf switch device downlink ports. I/O modules that have I/O module uplink port are included in a second network fabric and are aggregated to provide a second aggregation fabric. The I/O modules receive the discovery communications via each of the I/O module uplink ports, determine that each received discovery communication includes the first network fabric identifier and the first aggregation fabric identifier and, in response, automatically configure the I/O module uplink ports in a LAG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Balaji Rajagopalan, Pawan Kumar Singal, Joseph LaSalle White, Kevin K. Matsuo