Patents by Inventor Peter Raymond Sprygada

Peter Raymond Sprygada 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 OF UPDATING A NETWORK ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20220121439
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that performs a hitless update a boot image of a network element. In this embodiment, the device identifies the network element to update and determines if the network element has redundant paths. If this network element has redundant paths, the device configures the network element to drain data processing of the network element. In addition, the device updates the network element to a new boot image when the data processing of the network element is drained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Raymond Sprygada, Mark Berly, Douglas Gourlay
  • System and method of updating a network element
    Patent number: 11249747
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that performs a hitless update a boot image of a network element. In this embodiment, the device identifies the network element to update and determines if the network element has redundant paths. If this network element has redundant paths, the device configures the network element to drain data processing of the network element. In addition, the device updates the network element to a new boot image when the data processing of the network element is drained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Raymond Sprygada, Mark Berly, Douglas Gourlay
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UPDATING A NETWORK ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20200117441
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that performs a hitless update a boot image of a network element. In this embodiment, the device identifies the network element to update and determines if the network element has redundant paths. If this network element has redundant paths, the device configures the network element to drain data processing of the network element. In addition, the device updates the network element to a new boot image when the data processing of the network element is drained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Peter Raymond Sprygada, Mark Berly, Douglas Gourlay
  • System and method of updating a network element
    Patent number: 10545753
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that performs a hitless update a boot image of a network element. In this embodiment, the device identifies the network element to update and determines if the network element has redundant paths. If this network element has redundant paths, the device configures the network element to drain data processing of the network element. In addition, the device updates the network element to a new boot image when the data processing of the network element is drained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Raymond Sprygada, Mark Berly, Douglas Gourlay
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UPDATING A NETWORK ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20160313985
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that performs a hitless update a boot image of a network element. In this embodiment, the device identifies the network element to update and determines if the network element has redundant paths. If this network element has redundant paths, the device configures the network element to drain data processing of the network element. In addition, the device updates the network element to a new boot image when the data processing of the network element is drained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Raymond Sprygada, Mark Berly, Douglas Gourlay