Patents by Inventor Viswanath CHENNURU

Viswanath CHENNURU 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).

  • Cloud-based managed networking service that enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions at edge locations
    Patent number: 11726808
    Abstract: A method for providing a managed networking service for a cloud computing system enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions (VNFs) at edge locations. The method includes registering a plurality of third-party vendors for the managed networking service. The plurality of third-party vendors provide a plurality of VNFs for the managed networking service. The method also includes receiving user input from a user of the cloud computing system. The user input includes a request to deploy the plurality of VNFs at an edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be provided by different third-party vendors through the managed networking service. The method also includes causing the plurality of VNFs to be deployed on an edge device that is located at the edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be represented as logical entities in a database that is utilized by the managed networking service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Harish Kumar Chandrappa, Michelle Austine Liu, Swati Tiwari, Nikhil K Ravi, Chakshu Sardana, Neelesh Kumar, Viswanath Chennuru, Qiming Chen, Varun Prakash Shrivastava, Ganesh Srinivasan, Karthik Ananthakrishnan, Abhishek Tiwari
  • CLOUD-BASED MANAGED NETWORKING SERVICE THAT ENABLES USERS TO CONSUME MANAGED VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS AT EDGE LOCATIONS
    Publication number: 20220114008
    Abstract: A method for providing a managed networking service for a cloud computing system enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions (VNFs) at edge locations. The method includes registering a plurality of third-party vendors for the managed networking service. The plurality of third-party vendors provide a plurality of VNFs for the managed networking service. The method also includes receiving user input from a user of the cloud computing system. The user input includes a request to deploy the plurality of VNFs at an edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be provided by different third-party vendors through the managed networking service. The method also includes causing the plurality of VNFs to be deployed on an edge device that is located at the edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be represented as logical entities in a database that is utilized by the managed networking service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Harish Kumar CHANDRAPPA, Michelle Austine LIU, Swati TIWARI, Nikhil K. RAVI, Chakshu SARDANA, Neelesh KUMAR, Viswanath CHENNURU, Qiming CHEN, Varun Prakash SHRIVASTAVA, Ganesh SRINIVASAN, Karthik ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Abhishek TIWARI
  • Cloud-based managed networking service that enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions at edge locations
    Patent number: 11132217
    Abstract: A method for providing a managed networking service for a cloud computing system enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions (VNFs) at edge locations. The method includes registering a plurality of third-party vendors for the managed networking service. The plurality of third-party vendors provide a plurality of VNFs for the managed networking service. The method also includes receiving user input from a user of the cloud computing system. The user input includes a request to deploy the plurality of VNFs at an edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be provided by different third-party vendors through the managed networking service. The method also includes causing the plurality of VNFs to be deployed on an edge device that is located at the edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be represented as logical entities in a database that is utilized by the managed networking service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Harish Kumar Chandrappa, Michelle Austine Liu, Swati Tiwari, Nikhil K Ravi, Chakshu Sardana, Neelesh Kumar, Viswanath Chennuru, Qiming Chen, Varun Prakash Shrivastava, Ganesh Srinivasan, Karthik Ananthakrishnan, Abhishek Tiwari
  • CLOUD-BASED MANAGED NETWORKING SERVICE THAT ENABLES USERS TO CONSUME MANAGED VIRTUALIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS AT EDGE LOCATIONS
    Publication number: 20210132976
    Abstract: A method for providing a managed networking service for a cloud computing system enables users to consume managed virtualized network functions (VNFs) at edge locations. The method includes registering a plurality of third-party vendors for the managed networking service. The plurality of third-party vendors provide a plurality of VNFs for the managed networking service. The method also includes receiving user input from a user of the cloud computing system. The user input includes a request to deploy the plurality of VNFs at an edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be provided by different third-party vendors through the managed networking service. The method also includes causing the plurality of VNFs to be deployed on an edge device that is located at the edge location. The plurality of VNFs can be represented as logical entities in a database that is utilized by the managed networking service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Harish Kumar CHANDRAPPA, Michelle Austine LIU, Swati TIWARI, Nikhil K. RAVI, Chakshu SARDANA, Neelesh KUMAR, Viswanath CHENNURU, Qiming CHEN, Varun Prakash SHRIVASTAVA, Ganesh SRINIVASAN, Karthik ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Abhishek TIWARI