Systems and methods for performing network service insertion

SA Naiksatam, K Jiang, GM Maier… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
A controller implemented on computing equipment may be used to control switches in a
network. End hosts and service devices may be coupled to the switches in the network. The …

Systems and methods for performing logical network forwarding using a controller

GM Maier, V Emmadi, SD Modi, K Jiang… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
A controller implemented on computing equipment may be used to control switches in a
network. End hosts may be coupled to the switches. The controller may generate a virtual …

Systems and methods for controlling switches to record network packets using a traffic monitoring network

R Izard, R Ling, S Zhou, S Shah - US Patent 10,419,327, 2019 - Google Patents
A packet forwarding network may include switches that forward network packets between
end hosts. A monitoring network may be coupled to the forwarding network. A controller may …

Dynamically enabling user device to utilize network-based media sharing protocol

PS Warrick, BG Cassidy, LM Carriere… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
A media system includes a computer network, a media device supporting a network-based
media sharing protocol, a plurality of output devices located at a plurality of physical …

Controller placement for fast failover in the split architecture

N Beheshti-Zavareh, Y Zhang, J Halpern - US Patent 9,225,591, 2015 - Google Patents
A method implemented by a network topology design system, the network topology design
system including a processing device. The method to determine placement of a controller …

Converged address translation

A Tripathy, SJ Hinchley, DS Brookshire… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
Example implementations relate to performing converged address translation for devices in
a local area network. An example non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores …

Data transport system, transmission method, and transport apparatus

K Takahashi, Y Ashi - US Patent 9,491,000, 2016 - Google Patents
A data transport system comprises transport apparatus and at least one computer. The
transport apparatus construct a second network coupled to a first network which is …

Loop prevention in virtual layer 2 networks

JS Brar, S Baker, LT Tracy, S Chervets… - US Patent …, 2023 - Google Patents
Techniques for loop prevention while allowing multipath in a virtual Layer 2 (L2) network are
described. In an example, a network interface card (NIC) supports the virtual L2 network …

Asymmetrical link aggregation

A Biswas, J Kidambi, G Tang, ZJ Tao - US Patent 9,513,750, 2016 - Google Patents
According to one embodiment, an apparatus and method for asymmetrical link aggregation
is disclosed, wherein the method is implemented in an access switch, the access switch …

Ethernet virtual private network system for providing fast protection for access rings

S Salam, A Sajassi, S Boutros - US Patent 9,001,644, 2015 - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a first indication from a first source
included in an Ethernet ring and obtaining a second indication from a second source …