Patents by Inventor Stephen Tarsa

Stephen Tarsa 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).

  • Methods, systems, and computer program products for network firewall policy optimization
    Publication number: 20060248580
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for firewall policy optimization are disclosed. According to one method, a firewall policy including an ordered list of firewall rules is defined. For each rule, a probability indicating a likelihood of receiving a packet matching the rule is determined. The rules are sorted in order of non-increasing probability in a manner that preserves the firewall policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Errin Fulp, Stephen Tarsa