Patents by Inventor Phillip A. Spagnolo

Phillip A. Spagnolo 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for enabling unified (internet protocol version) IPV6/IPV4 routing services over IPv4-only interfaces
    Patent number: 8117440
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus that provides routing services between a red network and a black network. The apparatus includes a red router within the red network, a black router within the black network, and an IP encryptor having a red side IPv4-only interface and a black side interface, with the red side interface operatively coupled to the red router and the black side interface operatively coupled to the black network. The apparatus is configured to provide unified IPv6/IPv4 OSPFv3 routing over IPv4-only interfaces using cross-layer extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Guangyu Pei, Phillip A. Spagnolo, Fred L. Temolin
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING UNIFIED (INTERNET PROTOCOL VERSION) IPV6/IPV4 ROUTING SERVICES OVER IPv4-ONLY INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20100106961
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus that provides routing services between a red network and a black network. The apparatus includes a red router within the red network, a black router within the black network, and an IP encryptor having a red side IPv4-only interface and a black side interface, with the red side interface operatively coupled to the red router and the black side interface operatively coupled to the black network. The apparatus is configured to provide unified IPv6/IPv4 OSPFv3 routing over IPv4-only interfaces using cross-layer extensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Guangyu Pei, Phillip A. Spagnolo, Fred L. Temolin