Patents by Inventor Samer Seoud

Samer Seoud 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).

  • Method and apparatus for establishing class of service configuration in a network device of a broadband cable network using dynamic host configuration protocol
    Patent number: 6876667
    Abstract: A method for establishing class of service configuration in a network device of a broadband cable network using Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is disclosed. A request to obtain a network address presented using DHCP is received from a network interface unit over the cable network, generally upon boot up of the network interface unit. A DHCP message is received from a registration center, and the message includes a network address and a quality of service code value associated with the network interface unit. Based on the quality of service code value, a quality of service configuration is established in the cable network for the network interface unit. As a result, quality of service information is obtained for each network interface unit in the network, specifically when the network interface unit is activated, and as part of its boot-up sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Synnestvedt, Greg Morris, Richard Woundy, Timothy Webb, Kenneth Kinnear, Jr., Samer Seoud, Michael Hansen