Patents by Inventor Marc COTTINGTON

Marc COTTINGTON 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).

  • Containerized virtual network function
    Patent number: 10644945
    Abstract: A container may include a containerized virtual network function and a container interface. The container interface may register the container with a host interface, receive a configuration from the host interface, and configure a VNF according to the configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Burson Keith Patton, Marc Cottington, Xian Tan
  • Network fabric control
    Patent number: 10439961
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling a network fabric are disclosed. Labels are assigned to paths between endpoints in the network fabric. Switches in the path are configured to communicate data communication packets having the label along the path. Upon receiving a first data communication packet from a first one of the switches in the network fabric for communication to a destination endpoint over the network fabric, the label for a path from the first switch to the destination is obtained, the first packet is communicated to the destination endpoint and the first switch is caused to communicate subsequent data communication packets corresponding to the first data communication packet over the path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Michael Henkel, Burson Keith Patton, Marc Cottington
  • CONTAINERIZED VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20180227182
    Abstract: A container may include a containerized virtual network function and a container interface. The container interface may register the container with a host interface, receive a configuration from the host interface, and configure a VNF according to the configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Burson Keith Patton, Marc Cottington, Xian Tan
  • Network Fabric Control
    Publication number: 20170048168
    Abstract: Techniques for controlling a network fabric are disclosed. Labels are assigned to paths between endpoints in the network fabric. Switches in the path are configured to communicate data communication packets having the label along the path. Upon receiving a first data communication packet from a first one of the switches in the network fabric for communication to a destination endpoint over the network fabric, the label for a path from the first switch to the destination is obtained, the first packet is communicated to the destination endpoint and the first switch is caused to communicate subsequent data communication packets corresponding to the first data communication packet over the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventors: Michael HENKEL, Burson Keith PATTON, Marc COTTINGTON