Patents by Inventor Stephen John Hassard

Stephen John Hassard 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).

  • Classification and forwarding node for integrating disparate headend traffic ingress services with disparate backend services
    Patent number: 11888740
    Abstract: Techniques for integrating disparate headend traffic ingress services with disparate backend services are disclosed herein. The techniques may include receiving, at a classification and forwarding node of a networked computing environment, a data packet encapsulated according to a first encapsulation protocol that is supported by the classification and forwarding node. The techniques may also include determining, by the classification and forwarding node, that the data packet is to be sent to a service from among a group of services associated with the networked computing environment. The classification and forwarding node may also determine whether the first encapsulation protocol is supported by the service. Based at least in part on determining that the service supports a second encapsulation protocol different than the first encapsulation protocol, the classification and forwarding node may encapsulate the data packet according to the second encapsulation protocol and send the data packet to the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonardo Rangel Augusto, Stephen John Hassard, Kyle Andrew Donald Mestery, Bernardo De Moraes Soares
  • CLASSIFICATION AND FORWARDING NODE FOR INTEGRATING DISPARATE HEADEND TRAFFIC INGRESS SERVICES WITH DISPARATE BACKEND SERVICES
    Publication number: 20220286392
    Abstract: Techniques for integrating disparate headend traffic ingress services with disparate backend services are disclosed herein. The techniques may include receiving, at a classification and forwarding node of a networked computing environment, a data packet encapsulated according to a first encapsulation protocol that is supported by the classification and forwarding node. The techniques may also include determining, by the classification and forwarding node, that the data packet is to be sent to a service from among a group of services associated with the networked computing environment. The classification and forwarding node may also determine whether the first encapsulation protocol is supported by the service. Based at least in part on determining that the service supports a second encapsulation protocol different than the first encapsulation protocol, the classification and forwarding node may encapsulate the data packet according to the second encapsulation protocol and send the data packet to the service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Leonardo Rangel Augusto, Stephen John Hassard, Kyle Andrew Donald Mestery, Bernardo de Moraes Soares