Patents by Inventor Marc C. Lavergne

Marc C. Lavergne 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).

  • Method and system for managing tables that are used by network processors to control traffic through a network
    Patent number: 7865912
    Abstract: A method for managing tables that are used by network processors to control network traffic through a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Seeta Hariharan, Brooks Johnston, Marc C. Lavergne, Sridhar Rao, Bahram Sanaei
  • Method and system of generically managing tables for network processors
    Patent number: 7325239
    Abstract: A method and system for managing a plurality of tables for a plurality of heterogeneous network processors in a network is disclosed. The network also includes at least one host processor that utilizes at least one table management application. The method and system include providing a plurality of generic application program interfaces (APIs). The generic APIs communicate with the control application(s) and the heterogeneous network processors. The generic APIs communicate with the table management application(s) in a network processor independent manner, but manage the tables for the heterogeneous network processors in a network processor specific manner. Thus, the generic APIs allow the control application(s) to be network processor independent and to manage the tables for the heterogeneous network processors in the network processor specific manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Seeta Hariharan, Brooks Johnston, Marc C. Lavergne, Sridhar Rao, Bahram Sanaei