Patents by Inventor Ravi Ithal

Ravi Ithal 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).

  • Managing network devices
    Patent number: 8108495
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing network devices. A central management system stores shared configuration objects in a central configuration database. A network device stores shared configuration objects and device-specific configuration objects in a local configuration database. The local configuration database's shared configuration objects correspond to shared configuration objects in the central configuration database. The network device can be configured locally or using the central management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Nir Zuk, Ravi Ithal, Anupam Bharali