Patents by Inventor Sam Sampath

Sam Sampath 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).

  • Network switch having port blocking capability
    Patent number: 7856015
    Abstract: A switch is configured to block packets from being transmitted through designated ports. The switch has port bitmap generator configured to obtain a port bitmap and a table is configured to store a block mask indicating which port the packet should not be transmitted. A block mask lookup is configured to determine the block mask for the packet from the table, and a transmit port bitmap generator is configured to determine which ports the packet should be transmitted using the port bitmap and the block mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mohan Kalkunte, Shekhar Ambe, Sam Sampath
  • Network switch having port blocking capability
    Publication number: 20070201466
    Abstract: A switch is configured to block packets from being transmitted through designated ports. The switch has port bitmap generator configured to obtain a port bitmap and a table is configured to store a block mask indicating which port the packet should not be transmitted. A block mask lookup is configured to determine the block mask for the packet from the table, and a transmit port bitmap generator is configured to determine which ports the packet should be transmitted using the port bitmap and the block mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Mohan Kalkunte, Shekhar Ambe, Sam Sampath
  • Network switch having port blocking capability
    Patent number: 7227862
    Abstract: A switch is configured to block packets from being transmitted through designated ports. The switch has port bitmap generator configured to obtain a port bitmap and a table is configured to store a block mask indicating which port the packet should not be transmitted. A block mask lookup is configured to determine the block mask for the packet from the table, and a transmit port bitmap generator is configured to determine which ports the packet should be transmitted using the port bitmap and the block mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mohan Kalkunte, Shekhar Ambe, Sam Sampath
  • Network switch having port blocking capability
    Publication number: 20020034187
    Abstract: A switch is configured to block packets from being transmitted through designated ports. The switch has port bitmap generator configured to obtain a port bitmap and a table is configured to store a block mask indicating which port the packet should not be transmitted. A block mask lookup is configured to determine the block mask for the packet from the table, and a transmit port bitmap generator is configured to determine which ports the packet should be transmitted using the port bitmap and the block mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Mohan Kalkunte, Shekhar Ambe, Sam Sampath