Patents by Inventor Mike Renner

Mike Renner 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 and method for managing virtual local area networks
    Patent number: 10313191
    Abstract: A method for identifying VLANs associated with a network includes gathering actual network element configuration data from a plurality of network elements in the network, wherein the actual network element configuration data identifies one or more VLANs that at least some of the plurality of network elements are actually allocated to; correlating the actual network element configuration data with administrative VLAN data; and determining one or more VLANs that are not commonly identified in both the actual network element configuration data and the administrative VLAN data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: James Ryan, Marcus Hadavi, Mike Renner, Raoul Alcala, John Kane, Hans Zeschin, Roberte Faber
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20090059930
    Abstract: A method for identifying VLANs associated with a network includes gathering actual network element configuration data from a plurality of network elements in the network, wherein the actual network element configuration data identifies one or more VLANs that at least some of the plurality of network elements are actually allocated to; correlating the actual network element configuration data with administrative VLAN data; and determining one or more VLANs that are not commonly identified in both the actual network element configuration data and the administrative VLAN data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: James Ryan, Marcus Hadavi, Mike Renner, Raoul Alcala, John Kane, Hans Zeschin, Pete Faber, Roberte Faber