Patents by Inventor Saud Asif

Saud Asif 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 SERVICE FUNCTIONS API
    Publication number: 20240089348
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, specification of network service functions (e.g., a firewall or network address translation appliance) to be included in a service function path. Routers in a communication network may publish information regarding reachable network service functions and an API may be exposed that provides the information regarding the reachable network service functions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Avinash Lingala, Saud Asif, Sunil Maloo, James Uttaro, Kevin D'Souza
  • Network service functions API
    Patent number: 11863651
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, specification of network service functions (e.g., a firewall or network address translation appliance) to be included in a service function path. Routers in a communication network may publish information regarding reachable network service functions and an API may be exposed that provides the information regarding the reachable network service functions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Avinash Lingala, Saud Asif, Sunil Maloo, James Uttaro, Kevin D'Souza
  • NETWORK SERVICE FUNCTIONS API
    Publication number: 20230141844
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, specification of network service functions (e.g., a firewall or network address translation appliance) to be included in a service function path. Routers in a communication network may publish information regarding reachable network service functions and an API may be exposed that provides the information regarding the reachable network service functions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Avinash Lingala, Saud Asif, Sunil Maloo, James Uttaro, Kevin D'Souza