Inventor
HOWES RICHARD A
US38 patents
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CISCO TECH IND
26 patentsUS6970913B1Nov 29, 2005
Load balancing using distributed forwarding agents with application based feedback for different virtual machines
CISCO TECH IND222 citations99
US6894981B1May 17, 2005
Method and apparatus for transparently proxying a connection
CISCO TECH IND136 citations99
US6775692B1Aug 10, 2004
Proxying and unproxying a connection using a forwarding agent
CISCO TECH IND154 citations99
US6742045B1May 25, 2004
Handling packet fragments in a distributed network service environment
CISCO TECH IND216 citations99
US6687222B1Feb 3, 2004
Backup service managers for providing reliable network services in a distributed environment
CISCO TECH IND226 citations99
US6650641B1Nov 18, 2003
Network address translation using a forwarding agent
CISCO TECH IND317 citations99
US6606315B1Aug 12, 2003
Synchronizing service instructions among forwarding agents using a service manager
CISCO TECH IND120 citations99
US6549516B1Apr 15, 2003
Sending instructions from a service manager to forwarding agents on a need to know basis
CISCO TECH IND210 citations99
US6298380B1Oct 2, 2001
Method and apparatus for reducing overhead on a proxied connection
CISCO TECH IND162 citations99
US6061349AMay 9, 2000
System and method for implementing multiple IP addresses on multiple ports
CISCO TECH IND495 citations99
US6006268ADec 21, 1999
Method and apparatus for reducing overhead on a proxied connection
CISCO TECH IND99 citations99
US6735169B1May 11, 2004
Cascading multiple services on a forwarding agent
CISCO TECH IND122 citations98
US6704278B1Mar 9, 2004
Stateful failover of service managers
CISCO TECH IND99 citations98
US6633560B1Oct 14, 2003
Distribution of network services among multiple service managers without client involvement
CISCO TECH IND123 citations98
US6473406B1Oct 29, 2002
Method and apparatus for transparently proxying a connection
CISCO TECH IND136 citations98
US6445704B1Sep 3, 2002
Method and apparatus for virtualizing a locally initiated outbound connection from a connection manager
CISCO TECH IND85 citations98
US6317775B1Nov 13, 2001
System for distributing load over multiple servers at an internet site
CISCO TECH IND211 citations98
US6298063B1Oct 2, 2001
System and method for providing backup machines for implementing multiple IP addresses on multiple ports
CISCO TECH IND85 citations98
US6104717AAug 15, 2000
System and method for providing backup machines for implementing multiple IP addresses on multiple ports
CISCO TECH IND121 citations98
US6366558B1Apr 2, 2002
Method and apparatus for maintaining connection state between a connection manager and a failover device
CISCO TECH IND106 citations97
US6295557B1Sep 25, 2001
Apparatus for simulating internet traffic
CISCO TECH IND92 citations97
US6985440B1Jan 10, 2006
Network address translation using a forwarding agent
CISCO TECH IND48 citations96
US6598081B1Jul 22, 2003
Method and apparatus for eliminating use of a transfer protocol on a proxied connection
CISCO TECH IND60 citations96
US7042870B1May 9, 2006
Sending instructions from a service manager to forwarding agents on a need to know basis
CISCO TECH IND42 citations92
US7039008B1May 2, 2006
Method and apparatus for maintaining connection state between a connection manager and a failover device
CISCO TECH IND40 citations92
US6909724B1Jun 21, 2005
Synchronizing service instructions among forwarding agents using a service manager
CISCO TECH IND10 citations74
CISCO TECH INC
8 patentsUS7443847B1Oct 28, 2008
Stateful failover of service managers
CISCO TECH INC88 citations98
US7346686B2Mar 18, 2008
Load balancing using distributed forwarding agents with application based feedback for different virtual machines
CISCO TECH INC62 citations98
US7051066B1May 23, 2006
Integrating service managers into a routing infrastructure using forwarding agents
CISCO TECH INC92 citations98
US7730190B2Jun 1, 2010
System for distributing load over multiple servers at an internet site
CISCO TECH INC30 citations92
US7451193B1Nov 11, 2008
Method and apparatus for reducing overhead on a proxied connection
CISCO TECH INC18 citations92
US7146417B1Dec 5, 2006
System for distributing load over multiple servers at an internet site
CISCO TECH INC38 citations92
US7136359B1Nov 14, 2006
Method and apparatus for transparently proxying a connection
CISCO TECH INC49 citations92
US7570586B1Aug 4, 2009
Backup service managers for providing reliable network services in a distributed environment
CISCO TECH INC13 citations84