Patents by Inventor Venkataraman R. Natham

Venkataraman R. Natham 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).

  • System and method for configuring service appliances as virtual line cards in a network environment
    Patent number: 9246702
    Abstract: An example method is provided and includes configuring a service appliance to offload network control plane and network data plane operations to a switch; establishing a communication channel between the service appliance and the switch; and communicating control messages between the service appliance and the switch over the communication channel. In more particular embodiment, the method can include communicating data messages between the service appliance and the switch over the communication channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Samar Sharma, Chao Feng, Venkataraman R. Natham