Patents by Inventor Michael R. MucFaden

Michael R. MucFaden 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).

  • System for storing active and inactive configuration commands at a network node for managing its configuration state
    Patent number: 7257624
    Abstract: A network node maintains an inactive config file of unsuccessfully executed configuration commands. The network node maintains an active config file of active executed configuration commands. In response to a change of conditions that invalidates an active configuration command, the network node moves data from the active config file to the inactive config file. In response to a change of conditions, the network node re-executes inactive commands and moves data from the inactive config file to the active config file if an inactive configuration command is successfully re-executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. MucFaden, Shiva Shenoy
  • Managing configuration state within a network node
    Publication number: 20030225782
    Abstract: A network node maintains an inactive config file of unsuccessfully executed configuration commands. The network node maintains an active config file of active executed configuration commands. In response to a change of conditions that invalidates an active configuration command, the network node moves data from the active config file to the inactive config file. In response to a change of conditions, the network node re-executes inactive commands and moves data from the inactive config file to the active config file if an inactive configuration command is successfully re-executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Michael R. MucFaden, Shiva Shenoy