Patents by Inventor Sean A. Mentzer

Sean A. Mentzer 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).

  • Fast convergence for MAC mobility
    Patent number: 11677586
    Abstract: A first provider edge device may receive device information from a second provider edge device included in an Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN). The device information may identify a media access control (MAC) address and may indicate that the device is connected to the second provider edge device. The first provider edge device may receive data transmitted by the device and may determine, based on information included in the data, that the device has moved from the second provider edge device to the first provider edge device. The first provider edge device may generate a data packet including mobility information indicating that the device has moved to the first provider edge device. The first provider edge device may transmit, via a data plane of the EVPN, the data packet to the second provider edge device to permit the second provider edge device to update routing information for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Lin, Ravi Shekhar, Vamshi Krishna Voruganti, Aldrin Isaac, SelvaKumar Sivaraj, Sean A. Mentzer, John E. Drake
  • Fast convergence for MAC mobility
    Patent number: 11088871
    Abstract: A first provider edge device may receive device information from a second provider edge device included in an Ethernet virtual private network (EVPN). The device information may identify a media access control (MAC) address and may indicate that the device is connected to the second provider edge device. The first provider edge device may receive data transmitted by the device and may determine, based on information included in the data, that the device has moved from the second provider edge device to the first provider edge device. The first provider edge device may generate a data packet including mobility information indicating that the device has moved to the first provider edge device. The first provider edge device may transmit, via a data plane of the EVPN, the data packet to the second provider edge device to permit the second provider edge device to update routing information for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Lin, Ravi Shekhar, Vamshi Krishna Voruganti, Aldrin Isaac, SelvaKumar Sivaraj, Sean A. Mentzer, John E. Drake