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FINN NORMAN W

US79 patents
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CISCO TECH INC

29 patents
US7653011B2Jan 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 patents

FINN NORMAN W

5 patents

JONNALA PREMKUMAR

2 patents

TALLET FRANCOIS EDOUARD

2 patents

CISCO SYSTEMS INC

1 patent

BASHYAM MURALI

1 patent

(unassigned)

1 patent

SAJASSI ALI

1 patent

TSAI CHIA

1 patent

SALAM SAMER

1 patent

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