Patents by Inventor Larry D. Hofer

Larry D. Hofer 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).

  • Client/server authentication over Fibre channel
    Patent number: 9438574
    Abstract: An authentication service to authenticate access requests over a Fiber Channel (FC) network is provided. An authentication request is generated by a client and is sent over the FC network to a server. The request can be a native FC message, such as a CT message. For example, authentication software can generate the native FC message. In another example, authentication software can send a UDP or TCP authentication request, and an application program interface (API) can translate the request into a native FC message, such as a CT message, and send the message over the FC network. In another example, the authentication request can be sent as an encapsulated IP over FC message. For example, an authentication client can communicate using UDP or TCP messages, and an HBA can encapsulate the messages as IP over FC and send the encapsulated messages over the FC network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Larry D. Hofer, Qiang Liu
  • CLIENT/SERVER AUTHENTICATION OVER FIBRE CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20100169953
    Abstract: An authentication service to authenticate access requests over a Fibre Channel (FC) network is provided. An authentication request is generated by a client and is sent over the FC network to a server. The request can be a native FC message, such as a CT message. For example, authentication software can generate the native FC message. In another example, authentication software can send a UDP or TCP authentication request, and an application program interface (API) can translate the request into a native FC message, such as a CT message, and send the message over the FC network. In another example, the authentication request can be sent as an encapsulated IP over FC message. For example, an authentication client can communicate using UDP or TCP messages, and an HBA can encapsulate the messages as IP over FC and send the encapsulated messages over the FC network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Emulex Design & Manufacturing Corporaton
    Inventors: Larry D. Hofer, Qiang Liu