Patents by Inventor Tomas Lovato

Tomas Lovato 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).

  • Redundant configuration and failover testing for flexible nodal layer three overlay of layer two traffic
    Patent number: 12689578
    Abstract: Redundant configuration and testing for flexible nodal layer 3 overlay of layer 2 traffic. A network deployed at a site includes a local network to carry layer 2 traffic, a pair of layer 3 tunnel instantiation devices in a failover configuration. Each layer 3 tunnel instantiation device encapsulates the layer 2 traffic into layer 3 traffic and forwards the layer 3 traffic to a network gateway using a configurable layer 3 tunnel. A virtual client on each layer 3 tunnel instantiation device sends simulated client traffic to the network gateway via the local network and a partner layer 3 tunnel instantiation device to check end-to-end operability of the local network, the partner layer 3 tunnel instantiation device, and the network gateway. A testing layer 3 tunnel instantiation device initiates an action with respect to the partner layer 3 tunnel instantiation device based on a response to the simulated client traffic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Bleidorn, Tomas Lovato
  • REDUNDANT CONFIGURATION AND FAILOVER TESTING FOR FLEXIBLE NODAL LAYER THREE OVERLAY OF LAYER TWO TRAFFIC
    Publication number: 20240259294
    Abstract: Redundant configuration and testing for flexible nodal layer 3 overlay of layer 2 traffic. A network deployed at a site includes a local network to carry layer 2 traffic, a pair of layer 3 tunnel instantiation devices in a failover configuration. Each layer 3 tunnel instantiation device encapsulates the layer 2 traffic into layer 3 traffic and forwards the layer 3 traffic to a network gateway using a configurable layer 3 tunnel. A virtual client on each layer 3 tunnel instantiation device sends simulated client traffic to the network gateway via the local network and a partner layer 3 tunnel instantiation device to check end-to-end operability of the local network, the partner layer 3 tunnel instantiation device, and the network gateway. A testing layer 3 tunnel instantiation device initiates an action with respect to the partner layer 3 tunnel instantiation device based on a response to the simulated client traffic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Bleidorn, Tomas Lovato