Inventor
SMITH RHETT
US28 patents
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SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC
25 patentsUS9686125B2Jun 20, 2017
Network reliability assessment
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC29 citations93
US11336564B1May 17, 2022
Detection of active hosts using parallel redundancy protocol in software defined networks
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC8 citations84
US10756956B2Aug 25, 2020
Trigger alarm actions and alarm-triggered network flows in software-defined networks
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC9 citations83
US9130945B2Sep 8, 2015
Detection and response to unauthorized access to a communication device
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC14 citations83
US10721218B2Jul 21, 2020
Communication device for implementing selective encryption in a software defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC7 citations82
US10341311B2Jul 2, 2019
Communication device for implementing selective encryption in a software defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC7 citations82
US9866483B2Jan 9, 2018
Routing of traffic in network through automatically generated and physically distinct communication paths
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC7 citations81
US9923779B2Mar 20, 2018
Configuration of a software defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC8 citations79
US10812392B2Oct 20, 2020
Event-based flow control in software-defined networks
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC5 citations72
US10560390B2Feb 11, 2020
Time-based network operation profiles in a software-defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC6 citations72
US10404714B1Sep 3, 2019
Policy-managed physical access authentication
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC4 citations71
US10380815B2Aug 13, 2019
Transient asset management systems and methods
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC2 citations71
US9773363B2Sep 26, 2017
Transient asset management systems and methods
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC4 citations71
US11418432B1Aug 16, 2022
Automated communication flow discovery and configuration in a software defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC3 citations63
US11374866B2Jun 28, 2022
Event-based flow control in software-defined networks
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC1 citations62
US10581684B2Mar 3, 2020
Network management via a secondary communication channel in a software defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC1 citations62
US12526229B2Jan 13, 2026
Communication device operable to switch between multiple control plane types
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC1 citations61
US11750502B2Sep 5, 2023
Detection of in-band software defined network controllers using parallel redundancy protocol
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC0 citations61
US10785189B2Sep 22, 2020
Selective port mirroring and in-band transport of network communications for inspection
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC1 citations61
US10659314B2May 19, 2020
Communication host profiles
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC1 citations61
US12160363B2Dec 3, 2024
Incorporation of parallel redundancy protocol in a software defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC0 citations60
US10298498B2May 21, 2019
Routing of traffic in network through automatically generated and physically distinct communication paths
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC1 citations59
US11012442B2May 18, 2021
Address resolution protocol response handling
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC0 citations50
US10498633B2Dec 3, 2019
Traffic activity-based signaling to adjust forwarding behavior of packets
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC0 citations50
US10979309B2Apr 13, 2021
Automated convergence of physical design and configuration of software defined network
SCHWEITZER ENGINEERING LAB INC0 citations48