Patents by Inventor Madhu Babu Kodali

Madhu Babu Kodali 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).

  • System and method for providing high availability in routers using an L1 bypass
    Patent number: 9847971
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes coupling first and second security units in series between first and second networks. The first security unit obtains packets from the first network, and the second security unit obtains the packets from the first security unit. The first security unit includes first logic arranged to provide security. The second security unit includes second logic arranged to provide security. The method also includes configuring the second security unit in a bypass mode such that the second logic does not provide security, and obtaining a first packet from the first network via the first security unit. The first packet is identified as secure by the first logic. Finally, the method includes providing the first packet from the second security unit to the second network by passing the first packet through the second unit without using the second logic to provide security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Kishore Karighattam, Jian Wu, Madhusudhan Karnam Rao, Madhu Babu Kodali
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HIGH AVAILABILITY IN ROUTERS USING AN L1 BYPASS
    Publication number: 20170126621
    Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes coupling first and second security units in series between first and second networks. The first security unit obtains packets from the first network, and the second security unit obtains the packets from the first security unit. The first security unit includes first logic arranged to provide security. The second security unit includes second logic arranged to provide security. The method also includes configuring the second security unit in a bypass mode such that the second logic does not provide security, and obtaining a first packet from the first network via the first security unit. The first packet is identified as secure by the first logic. Finally, the method includes providing the first packet from the second security unit to the second network by passing the first packet through the second unit without using the second logic to provide security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Kishore Karighattam, Jian Wu, Madhusudhan Karnam Rao, Madhu Babu Kodali