Patents by Inventor William D. Erdman

William D. Erdman 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 selectively manipulating control traffic to improve network performance
    Patent number: 8483191
    Abstract: A system and method for selectively controlling traffic in a network to improve network performance. The system includes a network controller that includes a first control-traffic prioritizer. An Access Point (AP) includes a second control-traffic prioritizer and communicates with the network controller. One or more clients communicate with the AP. The communications behavior of the client is affected by operations of the first control-traffic prioritizer and the second control-traffic prioritizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: William D. Erdman, Jeremy Stieglitz, Patrick Che' Gilbreath, Ian Foo