Patents by Inventor Muhammad Sarosh Niazi

Muhammad Sarosh Niazi 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).

  • Method and system for identifying instability or a spanning tree protocol loop in a network
    Patent number: 7609658
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying instability or a loop in a network. In one method, a first BPDU message is received at a switch indicating a topology change. The message includes a bridge identifier identifying a network device originating the first BPDU message. A second BPDU is generated at the switch and includes the bridge identifier identifying the network device originating the first BPDU message. The method further includes transmitting the second BPDU message indicating the topology change from the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Muhammad Sarosh Niazi, Muhammad Moizuddin
  • Method and system for identifying instability or a spanning tree protocol loop in a network
    Publication number: 20080031154
    Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying instability or a loop in a network. In one method, a first BPDU message is received at a switch indicating a topology change. The message includes a bridge identifier identifying a network device originating the first BPDU message. A second BPDU is generated at the switch and includes the bridge identifier identifying the network device originating the first BPDU message. The method further includes transmitting the second BPDU message indicating the topology change from the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Muhammad Sarosh Niazi, Muhammad Moizuddin