Patents by Inventor Solomon T. Lucas

Solomon T. Lucas 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).

  • Publication number: 20240031333
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to operate a control plane in a network fabric. The techniques include determining a stateless rule corresponding to communication between a first segment of the network fabric and a second segment of the network fabric. The techniques further include configuring the control plane to enforce the stateless rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Prakash C. Jain, Sanjay Kumar Hooda, Satish Kumar Kondalam, Vikram Vikas Pendharkar, Anoop Vetteth, Solomon T. Lucas
  • Patent number: 11870691
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device maintains one or more tunnel-based overlays for a communication network. The communication network includes two or more physical provider networks. The device maintains a mapping between a particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device adjusts the mapping between the particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device causes one or more routers in the communication network to route traffic for the particular application according to the adjusted mapping between the application and the one or more overlays for the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Dana L. Blair, Michael L. Sullenberger, Solomon T. Lucas, Steven W. Wood, Anand Oswal
  • Patent number: 11818096
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to operate a control plane in a network fabric. The techniques include determining a stateless rule corresponding to communication between a first segment of the network fabric and a second segment of the network fabric. The techniques further include configuring the control plane to enforce the stateless rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Prakash C. Jain, Sanjay Kumar Hooda, Satish Kumar Kondalam, Vikram Vikas Pendharkar, Anoop Vetteth, Solomon T Lucas
  • Publication number: 20220272033
    Abstract: A map server/map resolver (MS/MR) of a Locator ID Separation Protocol (LISP) control plane for an enterprise private network for group-based service insertion is described. The MS/MR may facilitate communications from a first host having a first endpoint ID (EID) and located at a first tunnel router having a first routing locator (RLOC), to a second host having a second EID and located at a second tunnel router having a second RLOC. The MS/MR receives, from the first tunnel router, a map request for requesting an EID-to-RLOC mapping associated with the second EID and including a group identifier. The MS/MR selects a service insertion policy including an address of a service border router for a service that is registered with the MS/MR, and responds with a map reply including the address for populating an overlay route for forwarding communications via the service border router for insertion of the registered service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Prakash Jain, Sanjay Kumar Hooda, Rajeev Kumar, Saravanan Radhakrishnan, Solomon T. Lucas, Ramesh Yeevani-Srinivas
  • Publication number: 20220255859
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device maintains one or more tunnel-based overlays for a communication network. The communication network includes two or more physical provider networks. The device maintains a mapping between a particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device adjusts the mapping between the particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device causes one or more routers in the communication network to route traffic for the particular application according to the adjusted mapping between the application and the one or more overlays for the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Dana L. Blair, Michael L. Sullenberger, Solomon T. Lucas, Steven W. Wood, Anand Oswal
  • Publication number: 20220141181
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to operate a control plane in a network fabric. The techniques include determining a stateless rule corresponding to communication between a first segment of the network fabric and a second segment of the network fabric. The techniques further include configuring the control plane to enforce the stateless rule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Prakash C. Jain, Sanjay Kumar Hooda, Satish Kumar Kondalam, Vikram Vikas Pendharkar, Anoop Vetteth, Solomon T Lucas
  • Patent number: 11290377
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device maintains one or more tunnel-based overlays for a communication network. The communication network includes two or more physical provider networks. The device maintains a mapping between a particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device adjusts the mapping between the particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device causes one or more routers in the communication network to route traffic for the particular application according to the adjusted mapping between the application and the one or more overlays for the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana L. Blair, Michael L. Sullenberger, Solomon T. Lucas, Steven W. Wood, Anand Oswal
  • Publication number: 20200412647
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device maintains one or more tunnel-based overlays for a communication network. The communication network includes two or more physical provider networks. The device maintains a mapping between a particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device adjusts the mapping between the particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device causes one or more routers in the communication network to route traffic for the particular application according to the adjusted mapping between the application and the one or more overlays for the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Dana L. Blair, Michael L. Sullenberger, Solomon T. Lucas, Steven W. Wood, Anand Oswal
  • Patent number: 10797992
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device maintains one or more tunnel-based overlays for a communication network. The communication network includes two or more physical provider networks. The device maintains a mapping between a particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device adjusts the mapping between the particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device causes one or more routers in the communication network to route traffic for the particular application according to the adjusted mapping between the application and the one or more overlays for the communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana L. Blair, Michael L. Sullenberger, Solomon T. Lucas, Steven W. Wood, Anand Oswal
  • Patent number: 9806991
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network controller receives data indicative of one or more traffic requirements for network traffic. The network controller maps the data indicative of the one or more traffic requirements into a network policy. The network controller causes installation of the network policy onto one or more networking devices. The one or more networking devices are configured to route the network traffic based on the network policy. The network controller receives feedback regarding the installed network policy. The network controller adjusts the network policy based on the received feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Solomon T. Lucas, Michael A. DeMoney, Christopher A. Wild, Anand Oswal, Rong Wang
  • Publication number: 20170012870
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device maintains one or more tunnel-based overlays for a communication network. The communication network includes two or more physical provider networks. The device maintains a mapping between a particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device adjusts the mapping between the particular application and the one or more overlays for the communication network. The device causes one or more routers in the communication network to route traffic for the particular application according to the adjusted mapping between the application and the one or more overlays for the communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Dana L. Blair, Michael L. Sullenberger, Solomon T. Lucas, Steven W. Wood, Anand Oswal
  • Publication number: 20160211988
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a network controller receives data indicative of one or more traffic requirements for network traffic. The network controller maps the data indicative of the one or more traffic requirements into a network policy. The network controller causes installation of the network policy onto one or more networking devices. The one or more networking devices are configured to route the network traffic based on the network policy. The network controller receives feedback regarding the installed network policy. The network controller adjusts the network policy based on the received feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Solomon T. Lucas, Michael A. DeMoney, Christopher A. Wild, Anand Oswal, Rong Wang