Patents by Inventor Siddanagouda M. Khot

Siddanagouda M. Khot 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).

  • Patent number: 8837496
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method including identifying, by a network device, a first PIM-enabled device that is communicatively coupled to the network device via a network. A determination is made that the first PIM-enabled device is designated as an IGMP querier for the network. Additionally, the method includes initiating a timer configured to expire after a predetermined period of time for the first PIM-enabled device. The method further includes, upon determining that the initiated timer has expired and that a PIM hello network message has not yet been received from the first PIM-enabled device, determining that the IGMP querier for the network is unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Natarja Bacthu, Siddanagouda M. Khot, Raghava Sivaramu
  • Publication number: 20130308636
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method including identifying, by a network device, a first PIM-enabled device that is communicatively coupled to the network device via a network. A determination is made that the first PIM-enabled device is designated as an IGMP querier for the network. Additionally, the method includes initiating a timer configured to expire after a predetermined period of time for the first PIM-enabled device. The method further includes, upon determining that the initiated timer has expired and that a PIM hello network message has not yet been received from the first PIM-enabled device, determining that the IGMP querier for the network is unavailable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Nataraj Bacthu, Siddanagouda M. Khot, Raghava Sivaramu