Patents by Inventor Ramakrishnan Shanmugasundaram

Ramakrishnan Shanmugasundaram 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).

  • Supporting power management on power-over-Ethernet (PoE) enabled ports
    Patent number: 10261556
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for controlling power delivery in a power sourcing equipment. In embodiments, a power sourcing equipment that has a higher demand for power that it can provide supplies power according to priorities assigned to the attached devices. In embodiments, the power sourcing equipment may also receive identifying information from a device connected to the port and determines whether the device is a trusted device according to a security policy. If the device is not a trusted device, the power sourcing equipment may not provide any power to the device regardless of whether power is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS LP
    Inventors: Suresh Jinaraj, Shathish Muthu Venkatesan, Ramakrishnan Shanmugasundaram, Premnath Sundarababu
  • SUPPORTING POWER MANAGEMENT ON POWER-OVER-ETHERNET (POE) ENABLED PORTS
    Publication number: 20160378157
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for controlling power delivery in a power sourcing equipment. In embodiments, a power sourcing equipment that has a higher demand for power that it can provide supplies power according to priorities assigned to the attached devices. In embodiments, the power sourcing equipment may also receive identifying information from a device connected to the port and determines whether the device is a trusted device according to a security policy. If the device is not a trusted device, the power sourcing equipment may not provide any power to the device regardless of whether power is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Suresh Jinaraj, Shathish Muthu Venkatesan, Ramakrishnan Shanmugasundaram, Premnath Sundarababu
  • Supporting port security on power-over-Ethernet enabled ports
    Patent number: 9489543
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for controlling power delivery to a port in a power sourcing equipment. The power sourcing equipment receives identity information from a device connected to the port and determines whether the device is a trusted device or a rogue device according to a security policy. If the device is a trusted device, the power sourcing equipment supplies data and electrical power to the port according to a priority policy. If the device is a rogue device, the power source equipment does not supply electrical power to the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS LP
    Inventors: Suresh Jinaraj, Shathish Muthu Venkatesan, Ramakrishnan Shanmugasundaram, Premnath Sundarababu
  • SUPPORTING PORT SECURITY ON POWER-OVER-ETHERNET ENABLED PORTS
    Publication number: 20160055354
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for controlling power delivery to a port in a power sourcing equipment. The power sourcing equipment receives identity information from a device connected to the port and determines whether the device is a trusted device or a rogue device according to a security policy. If the device is a trusted device, the power sourcing equipment supplies data and electrical power to the port according to a priority policy. If the device is a rogue device, the power source equipment does not supply electrical power to the port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Suresh Jinaraj, Shathish Muthu Venkatesan, Ramakrishnan Shanmugasundaram, Premnath Sundarababu