Patents by Inventor Kristina E. MOORE

Kristina E. MOORE 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).

  • Disaggregation of TIER1 devices in an SDN using SmartSwitches
    Patent number: 12395430
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for processing data packets and implementing policies in a software defined network (SDN) of a virtual computing environment. At least one network device is configured to disaggregate enforcement of policies of the SDN from hosts of the virtual computing environment. Tier-0 devices are communicatively coupled to network interfaces of the network device. The network device comprises a plurality of data processing units that are configured to implement functionality of the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Gerald Roy De Grace, James Allen Grantham, Kristina E. Moore, Lihua Yuan, Nan Ge
  • DISAGGREGATION OF TIER1 DEVICES IN AN SDN USING SMARTSWITCHES
    Publication number: 20230370377
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for processing data packets and implementing policies in a software defined network (SDN) of a virtual computing environment. At least one network device is configured to disaggregate enforcement of policies of the SDN from hosts of the virtual computing environment. Tier-0 devices are communicatively coupled to network interfaces of the network device. The network device comprises a plurality of data processing units that are configured to implement functionality of the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Gerald Roy DE GRACE, James Allen GRANTHAM, Kristina E. MOORE, Lihua YUAN, Nan GE