Patents by Inventor Timothy A. Goodacre

Timothy A. Goodacre 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).

  • Data center virtual local area network system and method
    Patent number: 8054840
    Abstract: A method, system and service for a data center computer network. A core network switches data using a first protocol layer. A first access switch is in electrical communication with the core network. The first access switch communicates the data to the core network using the first protocol layer. A second redundant access switch forms a first access switch pair with the first access switch. The second access switch is in electrical communication with the core network and communicates the data using the first protocol layer. The second access switch is in electrical communication with first access switch and communicates with the first access switch using a second protocol layer. The second protocol layer is at lower OSI level than the first protocol layer. The first access switch and the second access switch are configured to form a first VLAN. A first edge device is in electrical communication with the first access switch and the second access switch. The first edge device is part of the first VLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Booth, William B. Chalk, III, David W. Chow, Timothy A. Goodacre, Eric LeBrun, Gregg W. Machovec, Joseph Robinson, Atef O. Zaghloul, John H. Zeiger
  • DATA CENTER VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080310422
    Abstract: A method, system and service for a data center computer network. A core network switches data using a first protocol layer. A first access switch is in electrical communication with the core network. The first access switch communicates the data to the core network using the first protocol layer. A second redundant access switch forms a first access switch pair with the first access switch. The second access switch is in electrical communication with the core network and communicates the data using the first protocol layer. The second access switch is in electrical communication with first access switch and communicates with the first access switch using a second protocol layer. The second protocol layer is at lower OSI level than the first protocol layer. The first access switch and the second access switch are configured to form a first VLAN. A first edge device is in electrical communication with the first access switch and the second access switch. The first edge device is part of the first VLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bruce BOOTH, William B. CHALK, III, David W. CHOW, Timothy A. Goodacre, Eric LeBRUN, Gregg W. MACHOVEC, Joseph ROBINSON, Atef O. ZAGHLOUL, John H. ZEIGER