Patents by Inventor Michael Milde Lilja
Michael Milde Lilja 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).
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Patent number: 10887251Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of implementing a packet capture ring. The packet capture ring includes a plurality of appliances, and the plurality of appliances includes a first appliance and a second appliance. The first appliance and the second appliance are both attached to a network tap, and the first appliance works as a master appliance. The master appliance ingests packets from the network tap, encapsulates the packets and forwards encapsulated packets in the packet capture ring. The method includes: detecting, by the second appliance, a failure of the first appliance; working, by the second appliance, as the master appliance; and removing, by the second appliance, the first appliance from a forwarding designation list.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wayne F. Tackabury, Russell Couturier, William A. Bird, Thomas D. Silliman, Alex Omo Agerholm, Michael Milde Lilja, Peter Dahl Ekner, Philip Due Soeberg
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Patent number: 10848422Abstract: A system and a method for receiving data packets at the inputs of two data handlers. Each data handler compares address data in the individual data packet with a first and a second list of addresses and forward packets to each other, so that data packets with one of the first addresses are fed to one data handler and packets with one of the second addresses are fed to the other data handler. The data handlers output the data packets received so that one data handler outputs all packets with addresses of the first addresses and the other data handler outputs all packets with addresses of the second addresses.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Napatech A/SInventors: Michael Milde Lilja, Claus Ek
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Patent number: 10601729Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a packet capture ring that provides a single network tap for packet capture and a series of processors (or appliances) for handling serialization and search request processing in a confederated and highly scalable manner. One such appliance (a “primary” appliance) maintains a tap port to the network. Each packet capture appliance has a locally attached repository that stores raw packets and a juxtaposed index that allows for retrieval of those packets. The primary appliance sends a single copy of encapsulated packets in opposite directions around the ring to its descendants. A designation is made across the system as to a “currently designated” appliance for servicing requests for indexing and storage of captured packets. This current designation shifts from appliance to appliance in the system, as a “previously designated” appliance has its storage capacity filled.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Napatech A/SInventors: William A. Bird, Russell Couturier, Thomas D. Silliman, Wayne Tackabury, Alex Omo Agerholm, Michael Milde Lilja, Peter Dahl Ekner, Philip Due Soeberg
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Publication number: 20200092227Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of implementing a packet capture ring. The packet capture ring includes a plurality of appliances, and the plurality of appliances includes a first appliance and a second appliance. The first appliance and the second appliance are both attached to a network tap, and the first appliance works as a master appliance. The master appliance ingests packets from the network tap, encapsulates the packets and forwards encapsulated packets in the packet capture ring. The method includes: detecting, by the second appliance, a failure of the first appliance; working, by the second appliance, as the master appliance; and removing, by the second appliance, the first appliance from a forwarding designation list.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Wayne F. Tackabury, Russell Couturier, William A. Bird, Thomas D. Silliman, Alex Omo Agerholm, Michael Milde Lilja, Peter Dahl Ekner, Philip Due Soeberg
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Patent number: 10467196Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storing files in a data storage. The method comprises steps of providing the data storage with a plurality of data files all having the same predetermined size and a step of subsequently storing new data in the data storage by including the new data in a new data file having the predetermined size and overwriting an existing data file with the new data file.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Napatech A/SInventors: Hans-Martin Brændmose Jensen, Michael Milde Lilja
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Publication number: 20180324107Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a packet capture ring that provides a single network tap for packet capture and a series of processors (or appliances) for handling serialization and search request processing in a confederated and highly scalable manner. One such appliance (a “primary” appliance) maintains a tap port to the network. Each packet capture appliance has a locally attached repository that stores raw packets and a juxtaposed index that allows for retrieval of those packets. The primary appliance sends a single copy of encapsulated packets in opposite directions around the ring to its descendants. A designation is made across the system as to a “currently designated” appliance for servicing requests for indexing and storage of captured packets. This current designation shifts from appliance to appliance in the system, as a “previously designated” appliance has its storage capacity filled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: William A. Bird, Russell Couturier, Thomas D. Silliman, Wayne Tackabury, Alex Omo Agerholm, Michael Milde Lilja, Peter Dahl Ekner, Philip Due Soeberg
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Patent number: 10044634Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a packet capture ring that provides a single network tap for packet capture and a series of processors (or appliances) for handling serialization and search request processing in a confederated and highly scalable manner. One such appliance (a “primary” appliance) maintains a tap port to the network. Each packet capture appliance has a locally attached repository that stores raw packets and a juxtaposed index that allows for retrieval of those packets. The primary appliance sends a single copy of encapsulated packets in opposite directions around the ring to its descendants. A designation is made across the system as to a “currently designated” appliance for servicing requests for indexing and storage of captured packets. This current designation shifts from appliance to appliance in the system, as a “previously designated” appliance has its storage capacity filled.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: William A. Bird, Russell Couturier, Thomas D. Silliman, Wayne Tackabury, Alex Omo Agerholm, Michael Milde Lilja, Peter Dahl Ekner, Philip Due Soeberg
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Publication number: 20180167322Abstract: A system and a method for receiving data packets at the inputs of two data handlers. Each data handler compares address data in the individual data packet with a first and a second list of addresses and forward packets to each other, so that data packets with one of the first addresses are fed to one data handler and packets with one of the second addresses are fed to the other data handler. The data handlers output the data packets received so that one data handler outputs all packets with addresses of the first addresses and the other data handler outputs all packets with addresses of the second addresses.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Michael Milde Lilja, Claus Ek
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Publication number: 20180095981Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storing files in a data storage. The method comprises steps of providing the data storage with a plurality of data files all having the same predetermined size and a step of subsequently storing new data in the data storage by including the new data in a new data file having the predetermined size and overwriting an existing data file with the new data file.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Hans-Martin Brændmose Jensen, Michael Milde Lilja
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Publication number: 20180034716Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a packet capture ring that provides a single network tap for packet capture and a series of processors (or appliances) for handling serialization and search request processing in a confederated and highly scalable manner. One such appliance (a “primary” appliance) maintains a tap port to the network. Each packet capture appliance has a locally attached repository that stores raw packets and a juxtaposed index that allows for retrieval of those packets. The primary appliance sends a single copy of encapsulated packets in opposite directions around the ring to its descendants. A designation is made across the system as to a “currently designated” appliance for servicing requests for indexing and storage of captured packets. This current designation shifts from appliance to appliance in the system, as a “previously designated” appliance has its storage capacity filled.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: William A. Bird, Russell Couturier, Thomas D. Silliman, Wayne Tackabury, Alex Omo Agerholm, Michael Milde Lilja, Peter Dahl Ekner, Philip Due Soeberg