Patents by Inventor Ray M. Lau

Ray M. Lau 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).

  • Flow de-duplication for network monitoring
    Patent number: 9548908
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving flow data associated with a traffic flow. The flow data can be tagged with a data source identifier identifying a data source exporting the flow data, a source site identifier identifying a site associated with a source device of the traffic flow, and a destination site identifier identifying a destination site associated with a destination device of the traffic flow. The method further includes determining at least one authoritative data source for each site and metric type using at least one selection rule. The method further includes receiving a query for de-duplicated flow data, and generating de-duplicated flow data based on the data source identifier, source site identifier, and destination site identifier and particular flow data associated with the determined at least one authoritative data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Khanh V. Nguyen, Naveen Kumar Tyagi, Ray M. Lau
  • FLOW DE-DUPLICATION FOR NETWORK MONITORING
    Publication number: 20140059200
    Abstract: A method is provided in one example and includes receiving flow data associated with a traffic flow. The flow data can be tagged with a data source identifier identifying a data source exporting the flow data, a source site identifier identifying a site associated with a source device of the traffic flow, and a destination site identifier identifying a destination site associated with a destination device of the traffic flow. The method further includes determining at least one authoritative data source for each site and metric type using at least one selection rule. The method further includes receiving a query for de-duplicated flow data, and generating de-duplicated flow data based on the data source identifier, source site identifier, and destination site identifier and particular flow data associated with the determined at least one authoritative data source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventors: Khanh V. Nguyen, Naveen Kumar Tyagi, Ray M. Lau