Patents by Inventor Lisa HARENSKI

Lisa HARENSKI 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).

  • FLOWSPEC GATEWAY
    Publication number: 20250097254
    Abstract: FlowSpec is a mechanism for distributing rules to routers in a network. Such rules may be used, for example, to drop traffic associated with a distributed denial of service attack. However, a malformed or incorrect FlowSpec announcement may, if distributed in the network, cause legitimate traffic to be dropped, degrading the service experienced by legitimate users. As such, systems and methods for avoiding the distribution of malformed FlowSpec announcements are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Feldpusch, Christian Jensen, Lisa Harenski, William Hoxworth
  • Flowspec gateway
    Patent number: 12160443
    Abstract: FlowSpec is a mechanism for distributing rules to routers in a network. Such rules may be used, for example, to drop traffic associated with a distributed denial of service attack. However, a malformed or incorrect FlowSpec announcement may, if distributed in the network, cause legitimate traffic to be dropped, degrading the service experienced by legitimate users. As such, systems and methods for avoiding the distribution of malformed FlowSpec announcements are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Feldpusch, Christian Jensen, Lisa Harenski, William Hoxworth
  • FLOWSPEC GATEWAY
    Publication number: 20230113446
    Abstract: FlowSpec is a mechanism for distributing rules to routers in a network. Such rules may be used, for example, to drop traffic associated with a distributed denial of service attack. However, a malformed or incorrect FlowSpec announcement may, if distributed in the network, cause legitimate traffic to be dropped, degrading the service experienced by legitimate users. As such, systems and methods for avoiding the distribution of malformed FlowSpec announcements are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael FELDPUSCH, Christian JENSEN, Lisa HARENSKI, William HOXWORTH