Patents by Inventor Sadiq Rehman

Sadiq Rehman 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).

  • N-port network adaptor
    Patent number: 8040900
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for an N-port network adaptor that is interchangeable between a network switch and a network adaptor. Embodiments of the invention include a method in a network device having a random access memory, a nonvolatile random access memory and a flash memory, the method including operating in a network switch/router mode of operation, operating in a network adapter mode of operation and switching in between the network switch/router operation and the network adapter operation in response to receiving a device configuration signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sadiq Rehman, Anil Kumar Singh
  • METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR AN N-PORT NETWORK ADAPTOR INTERCHANGEABLE BETWEEN A NETWORK SWITCH/ROUTER AND A NETWORK ADAPTOR
    Publication number: 20100014525
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for an N-port network adaptor that is interchangeable between a network switch and a network adaptor. Embodiments of the invention include a method in a network device having a random access memory, a non-volatile random access memory and a flash memory, the method including operating in a network switch/router mode of operation, operating in a network adapter mode of operation and switching in between the network switch/router operation and the network adapter operation in response to receiving a device configuration signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadiq Rehman, Anil Kumar Singh