Inventor
PAPENFUSS GARY M
US28 patents
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QLOGIC CORP
24 patentsUS9172655B1Oct 27, 2015
Systems and methods for quality of service in networks
QLOGIC CORP20 citations92
US7466700B2Dec 16, 2008
LUN based hard zoning in fibre channel switches
QLOGIC CORP24 citations92
US7447224B2Nov 4, 2008
Method and system for routing fibre channel frames
QLOGIC CORP29 citations92
US7430175B2Sep 30, 2008
Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systems
QLOGIC CORP33 citations92
US8005105B2Aug 23, 2011
Method and system for configuring fibre channel ports
QLOGIC CORP10 citations84
US7613816B1Nov 3, 2009
Method and system for routing network information
QLOGIC CORP10 citations84
US7558281B2Jul 7, 2009
Method and system for configuring fibre channel ports
QLOGIC CORP9 citations84
US8995425B1Mar 31, 2015
Network device scheduler and methods thereof
QLOGIC CORP6 citations83
US9094294B1Jul 28, 2015
Methods and systems for an out-of-credit timer in a network device
QLOGIC CORP4 citations72
US8995457B1Mar 31, 2015
Systems and methods for modifying frames in a network device
QLOGIC CORP6 citations71
US8976800B1Mar 10, 2015
Configurable switch element and methods thereof
QLOGIC CORP3 citations63
US7894348B2Feb 22, 2011
Method and system for congestion control in a fibre channel switch
QLOGIC CORP2 citations63
US7583597B2Sep 1, 2009
Method and system for improving bandwidth and reducing idles in fibre channel switches
QLOGIC CORP5 citations63
US7512067B2Mar 31, 2009
Method and system for congestion control based on optimum bandwidth allocation in a fibre channel switch
QLOGIC CORP3 citations63
US7990975B1Aug 2, 2011
Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements
QLOGIC CORP4 citations62
US7684401B2Mar 23, 2010
Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements
QLOGIC CORP4 citations62
US7649903B2Jan 19, 2010
Method and system for managing traffic in fibre channel systems
QLOGIC CORP3 citations62
US8989191B1Mar 24, 2015
Systems and methods for hard zoning in networks
QLOGIC CORP0 citations52
US7936771B2May 3, 2011
Method and system for routing fibre channel frames
QLOGIC CORP0 citations52
US7822057B2Oct 26, 2010
Method and system for keeping a fibre channel arbitrated loop open during frame gaps
QLOGIC CORP0 citations52
US7609710B1Oct 27, 2009
Method and system for credit management in a networking system
QLOGIC CORP1 citations52
US7580354B2Aug 25, 2009
Multi-speed cut through operation in fibre channel switches
QLOGIC CORP1 citations52
US7420982B2Sep 2, 2008
Method and system for keeping a fibre channel arbitrated loop open during frame gaps
QLOGIC CORP1 citations52
US9590924B1Mar 7, 2017
Network device scheduler and methods thereof
QLOGIC CORP0 citations51
DROPPS FRANK R
4 patentsUS8391300B1Mar 5, 2013
Configurable switch element and methods thereof
DROPPS FRANK R19 citations92
US8116206B1Feb 14, 2012
Method and system for routing frames in a network
DROPPS FRANK R7 citations84
US9118586B2Aug 25, 2015
Multi-speed cut through operation in fibre channel switches
DROPPS FRANK R3 citations62
US8644317B1Feb 4, 2014
Method and system for using extended fabric features with fibre channel switch elements
DROPPS FRANK R3 citations62