Patents by Inventor Trevor Joseph Switkowski

Trevor Joseph Switkowski 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).

  • Fabric chip having trunked links
    Patent number: 9369296
    Abstract: A fabric chip includes a plurality of port interfaces, in which each of the plurality of port interfaces includes a network chip interface (NCI) block having a port resolution module to determine which of the port interfaces is to receive a packet from the NCI block and a crossbar block communicatively coupled with each of the NCI blocks in the plurality of port interfaces. In addition, at least two of the plurality of port interfaces are to be connected to at least two port interfaces of another fabric chip as trunked links of a trunk. Moreover, the NCI blocks of the at least two of the plurality of port interfaces include a resource that keeps track of the port interfaces in the fabric chip that are connected to the trunk links of the trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventors: Michael G. Frey, Vincent E. Cavanna, Trevor Joseph Switkowski
  • Fabric Chip Having Trunked Links
    Publication number: 20140112125
    Abstract: A fabric chip includes a plurality of port interfaces, in which each of the plurality of port interfaces includes a network chip interface (NCI) block having a port resolution module to determine which of the port interfaces is to receive a packet from the NCI block and a crossbar block communicatively coupled with each of the NCI blocks in the plurality of port interfaces. In addition, at least two of the plurality of port interfaces are to be connected to at least two port interfaces of another fabric chip as trunked links of a trunk. Moreover, the NCI blocks of the at least two of the plurality of port interfaces include a resource that keeps track of the port interfaces in the fabric chip that are connected to the trunk links of the trunk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael G. Frey, Vincent E. Cavanna, Trevor Joseph Switkowski