Patents by Inventor Meo Francesco

Meo Francesco 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).

  • Host policy management in a network fabric of interconnected switches for IP multicast traffic delivery
    Patent number: 10862826
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a switch for use in a network fabric which includes a plurality on interconnected switches configured to facilitate communication of IP multicast traffic amongst host devices may be provided. The switch may receive, from a controller, a global set of host policies associated with the plurality of switches of the network fabric. The switch may select, from the global set of host policies, a local subset of host policies applicable to the switch. The switch may grant or deny admission of host devices to receive or send IP multicast traffic flows in the network fabric according to the selected, local subset of host policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Vaibhav Dhage, Varun Manchanda, Rishi Chhibber, Meo Francesco, Roshan Lal, Padmanab Pathikonda
  • HOST POLICY MANAGEMENT IN A NETWORK FABRIC OF INTERCONNECTED SWITCHES FOR IP MULTICAST TRAFFIC DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20200259764
    Abstract: In one illustrative example, a switch for use in a network fabric which includes a plurality on interconnected switches configured to facilitate communication of IP multicast traffic amongst host devices may be provided. The switch may receive, from a controller, a global set of host policies associated with the plurality of switches of the network fabric. The switch may select, from the global set of host policies, a local subset of host policies applicable to the switch. The switch may grant or deny admission of host devices to receive or send IP multicast traffic flows in the network fabric according to the selected, local subset of host policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Vaibhav Dhage, Varun Manchanda, Rishi Chhibber, Meo Francesco, Roshan Lal, Padmanab Pathikonda