Patents by Inventor Kshiteej Sharad Mahajan

Kshiteej Sharad Mahajan 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).

  • Verifying controller actions in software-defined networks with controller clusters
    Patent number: 9942348
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for verifying controller actions in a clustered software defined network. A contemplated method includes: intercepting at least one message at the primary controller; wherein the at least one intercepted message comprises a message that induces one or more changes in the network; intercepting at least one cache update in the network; replicating the at least one intercepted message and the at least one cache update; directing the at least one replicated message and the at least one replicated cache update to a verification subsystem; and verifying the at least one replicated message and the at least one replicated cache update in the verification subsystem. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mohan Dhawan, Kshiteej Sharad Mahajan, Vijay Mann, Rishabh Poddar
  • VERIFYING CONTROLLER ACTIONS IN SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORKS WITH CONTROLLER CLUSTERS
    Publication number: 20170041427
    Abstract: Methods and arrangements for verifying controller actions in a clustered software defined network. A contemplated method includes: intercepting at least one message at the primary controller; wherein the at least one intercepted message comprises a message that induces one or more changes in the network; intercepting at least one cache update in the network; replicating the at least one intercepted message and the at least one cache update; directing the at least one replicated message and the at least one replicated cache update to a verification subsystem; and verifying the at least one replicated message and the at least one replicated cache update in the verification subsystem. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mohan Dhawan, Kshiteej Sharad Mahajan, Vijay Mann, Rishabh Poddar