Patents by Inventor Ryan Megathlin

Ryan Megathlin 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).

  • Coordinating host link status and associated egress filter
    Patent number: 12301448
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems are disclosed for coordinating host link status and installation of egress filters in coordination with a multi-chassis link aggregation group (MLAG) peer. In response to receiving a request from an MLAG peer to install an egress filter, a local network device provides an indication that the local device has entered a local egress filter installed state. Next, a filter-installed watermark value associated with the local network device is incremented. The local network device provides an indication that the egress filter has been installed. Finally, in response to determining that the MLAG peer network device is not indicating a request peer to install filter status, a local network device indicates a link down status and uninstalls its local egress filter. Alternatively, in response to determining that the local network device is in a link up status, the local device indicates that an MLAG peer should install an egress filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Megathlin, Victor Wen, Craig Lauer, Vijay Mahadevan, Christopher Roche
  • COORDINATING HOST LINK STATUS AND ASSOCIATED EGRESS FILTER
    Publication number: 20240039834
    Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, and systems are disclosed for coordinating host link status and installation of egress filters in coordination with a multi-chassis link aggregation group (MLAG) peer. In response to receiving a request from an MLAG peer to install an egress filter, a local network device provides an indication that the local device has entered a local egress filter installed state. Next, a filter-installed watermark value associated with the local network device is incremented. The local network device provides an indication that the egress filter has been installed. Finally, in response to determining that the MLAG peer network device is not indicating a request peer to install filter status, a local network device indicates a link down status and uninstalls its local egress filter. Alternatively, in response to determining that the local network device is in a link up status, the local device indicates that an MLAG peer should install an egress filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Megathlin, Victor Wen, Craig Lauer, Vijay Mahadevan, Christopher Roche