Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Lingle

Kevin R. Lingle 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).

  • Token ring bridge distributed in a switched fabric
    Patent number: 6563832
    Abstract: A distributed token ring (TR) bridge has a logical switch fabric that is distributed over a TR switching network of switches interconnected by trunk links. The distributed TR bridge includes a plurality of TR switches, each having a Bridge Relay Function (BRF) logically coupled to at least one Concentrator Relay Function (CRF). Distribution of the switch fabric essentially comprises logically distributing the BRF function among the network of switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carson Stuart, Kevin R. Lingle, Claude Alan Cartee, Eric Decker, David A. Carroll, Jeffrey W. Kidd, Kara J. Adams, Kenneth H. Potter, Jr., Randall G. Campbell