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FINN NORMAN W
US79 patents
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CISCO TECH INC
29 patentsUS7653011B2Jan 26, 2010
Spanning tree protocol for wireless networks
CISCO TECH INC72 citations98
US7644317B1Jan 5, 2010
Method and apparatus for fault detection/isolation in metro Ethernet service
CISCO TECH INC53 citations98
US7606939B1Oct 20, 2009
Scaling private virtual local area networks (VLANs) across large metropolitan area networks (MANs).
CISCO TECH INC64 citations98
US7328267B1Feb 5, 2008
TCP proxy connection management in a gigabit environment
CISCO TECH INC110 citations98
US7177946B1Feb 13, 2007
Optimal sync for rapid spanning tree protocol
CISCO TECH INC154 citations98
US6219699B1Apr 17, 2001
Multiple VLAN Architecture system
CISCO TECH INC571 citations98
US7515542B2Apr 7, 2009
Broadband access note with a virtual maintenance end point
CISCO TECH INC123 citations97
US7392407B2Jun 24, 2008
Method and apparatus for negotiating power between power sourcing equipment and powerable devices
CISCO TECH INC39 citations96
US7180899B2Feb 20, 2007
Multi-tiered Virtual Local area Network (VLAN) domain mapping mechanism
CISCO TECH INC63 citations95
US7877483B1Jan 25, 2011
Virtual local area network pruning protocol
CISCO TECH INC49 citations94
US7292581B2Nov 6, 2007
Large-scale layer 2 metropolitan area network
CISCO TECH INC53 citations93
US7821972B1Oct 26, 2010
System and method for building large-scale layer 2 computer networks
CISCO TECH INC36 citations92
US7499456B2Mar 3, 2009
Multi-tiered virtual local area network (VLAN) domain mapping mechanism
CISCO TECH INC30 citations90
US7639605B2Dec 29, 2009
System and method for detecting and recovering from virtual switch link failures
CISCO TECH INC30 citations85
US7983173B2Jul 19, 2011
System and method for detecting link failures
CISCO TECH INC17 citations84
US7894342B2Feb 22, 2011
Efficient pruning of virtual services in bridged computer networks
CISCO TECH INC7 citations84
US7515535B2Apr 7, 2009
Technique for efficiently managing bandwidth for multipoint-to-multipoint services in a provider network
CISCO TECH INC19 citations84
US7227859B1Jun 5, 2007
Method for ensuring VLAN integrity for voice over internet protocol telephones
CISCO TECH INC11 citations84
US7889754B2Feb 15, 2011
Address resolution mechanism for ethernet maintenance endpoints
CISCO TECH INC16 citations83
US7646733B2Jan 12, 2010
System and method for generating symmetrical spanning trees
CISCO TECH INC12 citations83
US7876764B2Jan 25, 2011
Multiple aggregation protocol sessions in a daisy chain network
CISCO TECH INC15 citations82
US7975180B2Jul 5, 2011
Method and apparatus for fault detection/isolation in metro ethernet service
CISCO TECH INC6 citations74
US7721323B2May 18, 2010
Method and system for including network security information in a frame
CISCO TECH INC5 citations74
US9503361B2Nov 22, 2016
Active/static path redundancy
CISCO TECH INC3 citations73
US7558878B2Jul 7, 2009
Optimal sync for rapid spanning tree protocol
CISCO TECH INC5 citations73
US10084684B2Sep 25, 2018
Exploratory linktrace operations in a computer network
CISCO TECH INC3 citations71
US9350628B2May 24, 2016
Dynamic management of maintenance association membership in a computer network
CISCO TECH INC2 citations63
US8051211B2Nov 1, 2011
Multi-bridge LAN aggregation
CISCO TECH INC3 citations63
US10212074B2Feb 19, 2019
Level of hierarchy in MST for traffic localization and load balancing
CISCO TECH INC1 citations62
CISCO TECH IND
6 patentsUS6937576B1Aug 30, 2005
Multiple instance spanning tree protocol
CISCO TECH IND249 citations99
US6298061B1Oct 2, 2001
Port aggregation protocol
CISCO TECH IND139 citations98
US6163543ADec 19, 2000
Port aggregation protocol
CISCO TECH IND113 citations98
US6035105AMar 7, 2000
Multiple VLAN architecture system
CISCO TECH IND253 citations98
US6304901B1Oct 16, 2001
Multiple VLAN architecture system
CISCO TECH IND89 citations97
US5959989ASep 28, 1999
System for efficient multicast distribution in a virtual local area network environment
CISCO TECH IND313 citations95
FINN NORMAN W
5 patentsUS8850015B2Sep 30, 2014
Network-network interface
FINN NORMAN W37 citations94
US8767587B1Jul 1, 2014
Exploratory linktrace operations in a computer network
FINN NORMAN W18 citations91
US9112632B2Aug 18, 2015
Supporting efficient and accurate sync/followup timestamps
FINN NORMAN W11 citations84
US8144577B2Mar 27, 2012
Technique for efficiently managing bandwidth registration for multiple spanning tree options
FINN NORMAN W7 citations84
US8060615B2Nov 15, 2011
Stream reservation protocol for bridged networks
FINN NORMAN W12 citations84
JONNALA PREMKUMAR
2 patentsTALLET FRANCOIS EDOUARD
2 patentsCISCO SYSTEMS INC
1 patentBASHYAM MURALI
1 patent(unassigned)
1 patentSAJASSI ALI
1 patentTSAI CHIA
1 patentSALAM SAMER
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