Patents by Inventor Venugopal Tummala

Venugopal Tummala 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).

  • Diagnostic port for inter-switch and node link testing in electrical, optical and remote loopback modes
    Patent number: 9967025
    Abstract: A diagnostic testing utility is used to perform single link diagnostics tests including an electrical loopback test, an optical loopback test, a link traffic test, and a link distance measurement test. To perform the diagnostic tests, two ports at each end of a link are identified and then statically configured by a user. The ports will be configured as D_Ports and as such will be isolated from the fabric with no data traffic flowing through them. This configuration can be static or can be on request or on errors. The ports will then be used to send test frames to perform the diagnostic tests. After completion of requested or on error testing the ports can return to normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Brocade Communications Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Meenakshi Garg, Venugopal Tummala, Gin Man Cheung, Raymond Grigsby, Balakrishna Wusirika
  • DIAGNOSTIC PORT FOR INTER-SWITCH AND NODE LINK TESTING IN ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL AND REMOTE LOOPBACK MODES
    Publication number: 20130266307
    Abstract: A diagnostic testing utility is used to perform single link diagnostics tests including an electrical loopback test, an optical loopback test, a link traffic test, and a link distance measurement test. To perform the diagnostic tests, two ports at each end of a link are identified and then statically configured by a user. The ports will be configured as D_Ports and as such will be isolated from the fabric with no data traffic flowing through them. This configuration can be static or can be on request or on errors. The ports will then be used to send test frames to perform the diagnostic tests. After completion of requested or on error testing the ports can return to normal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Meenakshi Garg, Venugopal Tummala, Gin Man Cheung, Raymond Grigsby, Balakrishna Wusirika