Systems and methods of sending a packet in a packet-switched network through a pre-determined path to monitor network health

R Cartlidge, N Guilbaud, L Huang… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates generally to monitoring computer networks,
and, more particularly, to detecting faulty links in a computer network. Computer networks …

Metadata-driven switch network control

BM Amberden, ZM Taylor - US Patent 8,441,961, 2013 - Google Patents
Disclosed are systems and methods to automatically and continuously control a switch
network using a metadata-driven switch apparatus. In particular, a switch apparatus …

Switch for scheduled data egress

S Chandhoke, BK Odom - US Patent 9,967,209, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for scheduling data egress from a network switch. Systems
may include switch circuitry, a plurality of ports, and a plurality of queues. Each port may be …

Weighted random scheduling particularly applicable to packet switching systems

R Panigrahy, AB Nemat - US Patent 7,061,927, 2006 - Google Patents
Weighted random scheduling is preformed, which may be particularly applicable to packet
Switching systems. For each particular input of multiple Switch inputs, a request to send a …

Systems and methods for characterizing packet-switching networks

JM Monk - US Patent 7,885,198, 2011 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Communication networks may be broadly classified under two distinct
categories: circuit-switching networks and packet-switching networks. The public switched …

System and method for arbitration using availability signals

D Gibson - US Patent 8,289,989, 2012 - Google Patents
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US8289989B1 - System and method for arbitration using availability signals - Google Patents …

Congestion management in managed packet-switched networks

W Wall, M Giuhat, J Mayer, F Katz - US Patent 6,473,398, 2002 - Google Patents
A packet switched network includes a network manager for managing resources on the
network and a plurality of switch nodes. A congestion indicator threshold is (Cir) for each …

Packet tracking

N Schibuk, B Lukashev, S Graham - US Patent App. 15/678,590, 2018 - Google Patents
A computer-based method includes transmitting a packet from a source across a packet-
switched network that includes multiple network switches, and attaching, or otherwise …

Systems and methods for generating packet forwarding rules based on network policy

RE Adams, MS Dhami, RW Sherwood… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
US PATENT DOCUMENTS that are associated with the network traffic. The controller server
may identify dependencies between the network poli 7,343,413 B2 3/2008 Gilde et al. cies …

Recovering from failures without impact on data traffic in a shared bus architecture

R Suresh, AV Balasubramanian - US Patent 8,238,255, 2012 - Google Patents
Methods of detecting and recovering from communication failures within an operating
network switching device that is switching packets in a communication network, and …