Patents by Inventor Kiran Poola

Kiran Poola 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).

  • Networks with multiple tiers of switches
    Patent number: 10873476
    Abstract: A packet forwarding network may include spine and leaf switches that forward network traffic between end hosts that are coupled to the packet forwarding network. A controller may control the switches in the forwarding network to implement desired forwarding paths. The packet forwarding network may additionally include access switches that are directly connected to edge switches to form access switch groups. The access switches may also be controlled by the controller. End hosts may be coupled to access switches as well as leaf switches to extend the reach of the packet forwarding network. Additionally, the access switches may include access-leaf switches and access-edge switches to improve network routing capabilities and network flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Big Switch Networks LLC
    Inventors: Shrinivasa Kini, Sudeep Modi, Prashanth Padubidry, Kiran Poola
  • NETWORKS WITH MULTIPLE TIERS OF SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20200213150
    Abstract: A packet forwarding network may include spine and leaf switches that forward network traffic between end hosts that are coupled to the packet forwarding network. A controller may control the switches in the forwarding network to implement desired forwarding paths. The packet forwarding network may additionally include access switches that are directly connected to edge switches to form access switch groups. The access switches may also be controlled by the controller. End hosts may be coupled to access switches as well as leaf switches to extend the reach of the packet forwarding network. Additionally, the access switches may include access-leaf switches and access-edge switches to improve network routing capabilities and network flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Shrinivasa Kini, Sudeep Modi, Prashanth Padubidry, Kiran Poola