Patents by Inventor Thomas Wesley Hoffman

Thomas Wesley Hoffman 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).

  • Method and system for tunneling data using a management protocol
    Patent number: 7969998
    Abstract: A method and system for providing network management communication between a plurality of network elements are disclosed. A method includes creating a tunnel configured for transmitting data between the network elements and transmitting network management information over the tunnel using a network management protocol. The tunnel passes through a gateway network element configured to communicate with the network elements utilizing the network management protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Kanakasapapathi, Lee Alan Shombert, Stephen Daniel Darryl James, Alec Hothan, Thomas Wesley Hoffman, Jin Huai