Patents by Inventor Paul Andrew HOOPER

Paul Andrew HOOPER 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).

  • Systems and methods for implementing a traffic visibility network
    Patent number: 10230612
    Abstract: A method of packet processing, includes: providing a plurality of network appliances that form a cluster, wherein two or more of the plurality of network appliances in the cluster are located at different geographical locations, are communicatively coupled via a private network or an Internet, and are configured to collectively perform out-of-band packet processing; receiving a packet by one of the network appliances in the cluster; processing the packet using two or more of the plurality of the appliances in the cluster; and passing the packet to one or more network monitoring tools after the packet is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Gigamon Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Pak Tak Leong, Paul Andrew Hooper
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRAFFIC VISIBILITY NETWORK
    Publication number: 20180077041
    Abstract: A method of packet processing, includes: providing a plurality of network appliances that form a cluster, wherein two or more of the plurality of network appliances in the cluster are located at different geographical locations, are communicatively coupled via a private network or an Internet, and are configured to collectively perform out-of-band packet processing; receiving a packet by one of the network appliances in the cluster; processing the packet using two or more of the plurality of the appliances in the cluster; and passing the packet to one or more network monitoring tools after the packet is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Patrick Pak Tak LEONG, Paul Andrew HOOPER
  • Systems and methods for implementing a traffic visibility network
    Patent number: 9825835
    Abstract: A method of packet processing, includes: providing a plurality of network appliances that form a cluster, wherein two or more of the plurality of network appliances in the cluster are located at different geographical locations, are communicatively coupled via a private network or an Internet, and are configured to collectively perform out-of-band packet processing; receiving a packet by one of the network appliances in the cluster; processing the packet using two or more of the plurality of the appliances in the cluster; and passing the packet to one or more network monitoring tools after the packet is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Gigamon Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Pak Tak Leong, Paul Andrew Hooper
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRAFFIC VISIBILITY NETWORK
    Publication number: 20160014006
    Abstract: A method of packet processing, includes: providing a plurality of network appliances that form a cluster, wherein two or more of the plurality of network appliances in the cluster are located at different geographical locations, are communicatively coupled via a private network or an Internet, and are configured to collectively perform out-of-band packet processing; receiving a packet by one of the network appliances in the cluster; processing the packet using two or more of the plurality of the appliances in the cluster; and passing the packet to one or more network monitoring tools after the packet is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: GIGAMON INC.
    Inventors: Patrick Pak Tak LEONG, Paul Andrew HOOPER
  • Systems and methods for implementing a traffic visibility network
    Patent number: 8953458
    Abstract: A method of packet processing, includes: providing a plurality of network appliances that form a cluster, wherein two or more of the plurality of network appliances in the cluster are located at different geographical locations, are communicatively coupled via a private network or an Internet, and are configured to collectively perform out-of-band packet processing; receiving a packet by one of the network appliances in the cluster; processing the packet using two or more of the plurality of the appliances in the cluster; and passing the packet to one or more network monitoring tools after the packet is processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Gigamon Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Pak Tak Leong, Paul Andrew Hooper
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRAFFIC VISIBILITY NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130265886
    Abstract: A method of packet processing, includes: providing a plurality of network appliances that form a cluster, wherein two or more of the plurality of network appliances in the cluster are located at different geographical locations, are communicatively coupled via a private network or an Internet, and are configured to collectively perform out-of-band packet processing; receiving a packet by one of the network appliances in the cluster; processing the packet using two or more of the plurality of the appliances in the cluster; and passing the packet to one or more network monitoring tools after the packet is processed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Patrick Pak Tak LEONG, Paul Andrew HOOPER