Patents by Inventor Vasmi Mohammad Abidi

Vasmi Mohammad Abidi 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 apparatus to detect and block unauthorized MAC address by virtual machine aware network switches
    Patent number: 9276953
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for detecting and blocking unauthorized MAC addresses used by virtual machines. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides automated and consistent verification of VM traffic against values assigned to each VM by network administrator. In another embodiment, the disclosure provides for validating a newly discovered VM by comparing its attributes with the corresponding description of the known VMs stored at a database. A re-validation check may also be implemented. If the VM is validated, the VM will be processed according to network policy to support features including VMReady. If the VM fails validation, other actions can be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vasmi Mohammad Abidi, Marius-Cristian David, Nirapad Ghosh, Tamanna Zackaria Sait, Eugen-Cristian Udrea
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT AND BLOCK UNAUTHORIZED MAC ADDRESS BY VIRTUAL MACHINE AWARE NETWORK SWITCHES
    Publication number: 20140007232
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for detecting and blocking unauthorized MAC addresses used by virtual machines. In one embodiment, the disclosure provides automated and consistent verification of VM traffic against values assigned to each VM by network administrator. In another embodiment, the disclosure provides for validating a newly discovered VM by comparing its attributes with the corresponding description of the known VMs stored at a database. A re-validation check may also be implemented. If the VM is validated, the VM will be processed according to network policy to support features including VMReady. If the VM fails validation, other actions can be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Vasmi Mohammad Abidi, Marius-Cristian David, Nirapada Ghosh, Tamanna Zackaria Sait, Eugen-Cristian Udrea