Patents by Inventor Mark Gillott

Mark Gillott 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).

  • Flow redirection employing state information
    Patent number: 8218561
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, there is disclosed an apparatus comprising a first interface configured to receive a packet from a client, a second interface configured to transmit the packet to a server, a third interface configured to communicate with at least one processing device, redirection module in communication with the first interface, the second interface and the third interface, and flow monitoring and state information module in communication with the first interface, the second interface, the third interface and the redirection module. Responsive to receipt of the packet on the first interface, the redirection module is operable to communicate with the flow monitoring and state information module whether state information exists for the packet, the state information comprising an address for a processing device. The redirection module is operable to route the packet to the processing device responsive to determining state information exists for the packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Aamer Saeed Akhter, Arivu Mani Ramasamy, Paul J. Aitken, Mark Gillott
  • FLOW REDIRECTION EMPLOYING STATE INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20100271964
    Abstract: In an example embodiment, there is disclosed an apparatus comprising a first interface configured to receive a packet from a client, a second interface configured to transmit the packet to a server, a third interface configured to communicate with at least one processing device, redirection module in communication with the first interface, the second interface and the third interface, and flow monitoring and state information module in communication with the first interface, the second interface, the third interface and the redirection module. Responsive to receipt of the packet on the first interface, the redirection module is operable to communicate with the flow monitoring and state information module whether state information exists for the packet, the state information comprising an address for a processing device. The redirection module is operable to route the packet to the processing device responsive to determining state information exists for the packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Aamer Saeed AKHTER, Arivu Mani Ramasamy, Paul J. Aitken, Mark Gillott