Patents by Inventor Stavros Konstantaras

Stavros Konstantaras 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).

  • Packet data network, a method for operating a packet data network and a flow-based programmable network device
    Patent number: 10389623
    Abstract: A packet data network includes a flow-based programmable network device. The flow-based programmable network device includes a data plane having a plurality of input and output ports, a control interface and forwarding rules that map packets received on one of the input ports to one of the output ports based on a packet matching a rule in the forwarding rules. A controller entity is configured to program the flow-based programmable network device via the control interface. The flow-based programmable network device has a connection via the data plane to at least one delegated entity which is a network device configured to process network traffic on behalf of the flow-based programmable network device in a transparent manner from a perspective of the controller entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roberto Bifulco, Thomas Dietz, Stavros Konstantaras
  • A PACKET DATA NETWORK, A METHOD FOR OPERATING A PACKET DATA NETWORK AND A FLOW-BASED PROGRAMMABLE NETWORK DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160020998
    Abstract: A packet data network includes a flow-based programmable network device. The flow-based programmable network device includes a data plane having a plurality of input and output ports, a control interface and forwarding rules that map packets received on one of the input ports to one of the output ports based on a packet matching a rule in the forwarding rules. A controller entity is configured to program the flow-based programmable network device via the control interface. The flow-based programmable network device has a connection via the data plane to at least one delegated entity which is a network device configured to process network traffic on behalf of the flow-based programmable network device in a transparent manner from a perspective of the controller entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Roberto BIFULCO, Thomas Dietz, Stavros Konstantaras