Patents by Inventor Nancy Shen

Nancy Shen 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).

  • Configurable high-speed serial links between components of a network device
    Patent number: 7243182
    Abstract: A system for selectively forming high-speed serial connections between various components of a network device that includes a multiplexing switch coupled a GE slot and to the high speed serial interfaces of a PHY and at least two network devices. The switch can be programmed to connect the serial interfaces of the two network modules to provide a high-speed, low-latency serial link between the two network modules. Alternatively, the serial interface of a network module can be connected to the GE slot to provide a high-speed, low-latency serial link between the network module and the GE slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Niels-Peder Mosegaard Jensen, Nancy Shen, Joel Craig Naumann
  • Method and system for configuring high-speed serial links between components of a network device
    Publication number: 20060075175
    Abstract: A system for selectively forming high-speed serial connections between various components of a network device that includes a multiplexing switch coupled a GE slot and to the high speed serial interfaces of a PHY and at least two network devices. The switch can be programmed to connect the serial interfaces of the two network modules to provide a high-speed, low-latency serial link between the two network modules. Alternatively, the serial interface of a network module can be connected to the GE slot to provide a high-speed, low-latency serial link between the network module and the GE slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Niels-Peder Jensen, Nancy Shen, Joel Naumann