Patents by Inventor Scott Thomas Fanning

Scott Thomas Fanning 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).

  • Active-active hierarchical key servers
    Patent number: 8447039
    Abstract: In one embodiment, group member devices may be divided into at least one cluster, wherein each cluster includes a primary key server designated to synchronize with a master key server. Each cluster further includes at least one registration server configured to communicate with member devices in the group within the cluster and to synchronize with the primary key server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Khalid, Rajiv Asati, Scott Thomas Fanning, Haseeb Niazi, Kavitha Kamarthy, Sheela Rowles
  • Methods for the secured interconnection of VNET sites over WAN
    Patent number: 8165023
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method to interconnect virtual network segments (VNETs) defined for a local-area network (LAN) infrastructure separated by a wide-area network infrastructure. The technique involves the routing device at the LAN-WAN interconnection points to impose or dispose the VNET-shim, which encodes the VNET-id information in a Layer 4 portion of the packet. In a data plane, a new IP protocol value may be used to signify the presence of the VNET-shim followed by cryptography specific information in an IP packet. In a control plane, the routing protocol is expanded to exchange the routing information along with the VNET information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed Khalid, Khalil Jabr, Rajiv Asati, Warren Scott Wainner, Scott Thomas Fanning
  • ACTIVE-ACTIVE HIERARCHICAL KEY SERVERS
    Publication number: 20090080657
    Abstract: In one embodiment, group member devices may be divided into at least one cluster, wherein each cluster includes a primary key server designated to synchronize with a master key server. Each cluster further includes at least one registration server configured to communicate with member devices in the group within the cluster and to synchronize with the primary key server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rajiv Asati, Scott Thomas Fanning, Haseeb Niazi, Sheela Rowles, Kavitha Kamarthy, Mohamed Khalid
  • METHODS FOR THE SECURED INTERCONNECTION OF VNET SITES OVER WAN
    Publication number: 20090059914
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method to interconnect virtual network segments (VNETs) defined for a local-area network (LAN) infrastructure separated by a wide-area network infrastructure. The technique involves the routing device at the LAN-WAN interconnection points to impose or dispose the VNET-shim, which encodes the VNET-id information in a Layer 4 portion of the packet. In a data plane, a new IP protocol value may be used to signify the presence of the VNET-shim followed by cryptography specific information in an IP packet. In a control plane, the routing protocol is expanded to exchange the routing information along with the VNET information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Mohamed Khalid, Khalil Jabr, Rajiv Asati, Warren Scott Wainner, Scott Thomas Fanning