Patents by Inventor Teresa Lynn Davis

Teresa Lynn Davis 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).

  • Local MAC address learning in layer 2 frame forwarding
    Patent number: 6829651
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for receiving a data frame on a received port of a network switch. The data frame includes a source media access control (MAC) address for the first device, and a destination MAC address for a second device connected to another port of the network. The data frame is forwarded to a target port which is connected to the second device. The MAC address is learned locally at the target port which facilities communications for frames which later enter the target port and contain addresses previously learned from a received frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Mitchell Bass, Teresa Lynn Davis, Anthony Matteo Gallo, Michael Steven Siegel, Fabrice Jean Verplanken, Gail Irene Woodland