Patents by Inventor Naser H. Marmash

Naser H. Marmash 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 address broadcast synchronization using a plurality of switches
    Patent number: 6678784
    Abstract: A system and method providing address broadcast synchronization using multiple switches. The system for concurrently providing addresses to a plurality of devices includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is coupled to receive address requests from a first plurality of sources. The first switch is configured to output the address request from the first plurality of sources. The second switch is coupled to receive address requests from a second plurality of sources. The second switch is configured to receive the address request from the first plurality of sources from the first switch. The second switch is further configured to delay the address request from the second plurality of sources prior to arbitrating between ones of the address request from the second plurality of sources and ones of the address request from the first party of sources received from the first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Naser H. Marmash
  • System and method for address broadcast synchronization using a plurality of switches
    Publication number: 20030191879
    Abstract: A system and method providing address broadcast synchronization using multiple switches. The system for concurrently providing addresses to a plurality of devices includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is coupled to receive address requests from a first plurality of sources. The first switch is configured to output the address request from the first plurality of sources. The second switch is coupled to receive address requests from a second plurality of sources. The second switch is configured to receive the address request from the first plurality of sources from the first switch. The second switch is further configured to delay the address request from the second plurality of sources prior to arbitrating between ones of the address request from the second plurality of sources and ones of the address request from the first party of sources received from the first switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Naser H. Marmash
  • System and method for address broadcast synchronization using a plurality of switches
    Patent number: 6567885
    Abstract: A system and method providing address broadcast synchronization using multiple switches. The system for concurrently providing addresses to a plurality of devices includes a first switch and a second switch. The first switch is coupled to receive address requests from a first plurality of sources. The first switch is configured to output the address request from the first plurality of sources. The second switch is coupled to receive address requests from a second plurality of sources. The second switch is configured to receive the address request from the first plurality of sources from the first switch. The second switch is further configured to delay the address request from the second plurality of sources prior to arbitrating between ones of the address request from the second plurality of sources and ones of the address request from the first party of sources received from the first switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Naser H. Marmash