Patents by Inventor Liu Zhi Yong

Liu Zhi Yong 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).

  • Configuration of transparent interconnection of lots of links (TRILL) protocol enabled device ports in edge virtual bridging (EVB) networks
    Patent number: 9590855
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to automatically configuring a Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) device port in an edge virtual bridging (EVB) network environment. One embodiment includes sending, by a virtual machine (VM) in an EVB network, a message to a device that implements TRILL protocol. The device communicates with a table using the message. Network information is obtained from the table by the device. A port for the device is automatically configured based on the network information. The device has the TRILL protocol either enabled or disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Zang Li, Tamanna Z. Sait, Venkatesan Selvaraj, Liu Zhi Yong
  • CONFIGURATION OF TRANSPARENT INTERCONNECTION OF LOTS OF LINKS (TRILL) PROTOCOL ENABLED DEVICE PORTS IN EDGE VIRTUAL BRIDGING (EVB) NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20150139037
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to automatically configuring a Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) device port in an edge virtual bridging (EVB) network environment. One embodiment includes sending, by a virtual machine (VM) in an EVB network, a message to a device that implements TRILL protocol. The device communicates with a table using the message. Network information is obtained from the table by the device. A port for the device is automatically configured based on the network information. The device has the TRILL protocol either enabled or disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Zang Li, Tamanna Z. Sait, Venkatesan Selvaraj, Liu Zhi Yong