Inventor
GAI SILVANO
US72 patents
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CISCO TECH INC
21 patentsUS7423971B1Sep 9, 2008
Method and apparatus providing automatic RESV message generation for non-RESV-capable network devices
CISCO TECH INC187 citations99
US7185073B1Feb 27, 2007
Method and apparatus for defining and implementing high-level quality of service policies in computer networks
CISCO TECH INC355 citations99
US7564869B2Jul 21, 2009
Fibre channel over ethernet
CISCO TECH INC80 citations98
US7433948B2Oct 7, 2008
Methods and apparatus for implementing virtualization of storage within a storage area network
CISCO TECH INC80 citations98
US7225188B1May 29, 2007
System and method for performing regular expression matching with high parallelism
CISCO TECH INC345 citations98
US7194354B1Mar 20, 2007
System for discovering and maintaining geographic location information in a computer network to enable emergency services
CISCO TECH INC66 citations98
US7149499B1Dec 12, 2006
System for dynamically tracking the location of network devices to enable emergency services
CISCO TECH INC107 citations98
US7130272B1Oct 31, 2006
Method and apparatus for performing high-speed traffic shaping
CISCO TECH INC76 citations98
US7830793B2Nov 9, 2010
Network device architecture for consolidating input/output and reducing latency
CISCO TECH INC90 citations97
US7599360B2Oct 6, 2009
Methods and apparatus for encapsulating a frame for transmission in a storage area network
CISCO TECH INC153 citations97
US7567510B2Jul 28, 2009
Security groups
CISCO TECH INC45 citations96
US7428237B1Sep 23, 2008
Fast convergence with topology switching
CISCO TECH INC44 citations96
US7969971B2Jun 28, 2011
Ethernet extension for the data center
CISCO TECH INC44 citations94
US7272651B1Sep 18, 2007
RSVP transmitter proxy
CISCO TECH INC85 citations94
US7076594B2Jul 11, 2006
Apparatus and method for preventing one way connectivity loops in a computer network
CISCO TECH INC53 citations94
US7848264B1Dec 7, 2010
Method and apparatus for rapidly reconfiguring computer networks
CISCO TECH INC22 citations93
US7640287B1Dec 29, 2009
Method and apparatus for auto-configuring layer three intermediate computer network devices
CISCO TECH INC19 citations93
US7395332B2Jul 1, 2008
Method and apparatus for high-speed parsing of network messages
CISCO TECH INC27 citations93
US7801125B2Sep 21, 2010
Forwarding table reduction and multipath network forwarding
CISCO TECH INC28 citations92
US7512123B1Mar 31, 2009
Fibre channel fabric and switches with flexible prefix addressing
CISCO TECH INC17 citations92
US7412557B2Aug 12, 2008
Apparatus and method for preventing loops in a computer network
CISCO TECH INC27 citations92
CISCO TECH IND
21 patentsUS6892237B1May 10, 2005
Method and apparatus for high-speed parsing of network messages
CISCO TECH IND250 citations99
US6697360B1Feb 24, 2004
Method and apparatus for auto-configuring layer three intermediate computer network devices
CISCO TECH IND297 citations99
US6665611B1Dec 16, 2003
System for discovering and maintaining geographic location information in a computer network to enable emergency services
CISCO TECH IND219 citations99
US6651101B1Nov 18, 2003
Method and apparatus for identifying network data traffic flows and for applying quality of service treatments to the flows
CISCO TECH IND422 citations99
US6535491B2Mar 18, 2003
Method and apparatus for rapidly reconfiguring computer networks using a spanning tree algorithm
CISCO TECH IND148 citations99
US6434624B1Aug 13, 2002
Method and apparatus for identifying network data traffic flows and for applying quality of service treatments to the flows
CISCO TECH IND122 citations99
US6388995B1May 14, 2002
Method and apparatus for rapidly reconfiguring computers networks executing the spanning tree algorithm
CISCO TECH IND158 citations99
US6286052B1Sep 4, 2001
Method and apparatus for identifying network data traffic flows and for applying quality of service treatments to the flows
CISCO TECH IND353 citations99
US6219739B1Apr 17, 2001
Spanning tree with fast link-failure convergence
CISCO TECH IND132 citations99
US6202114B1Mar 13, 2001
Spanning tree with fast link-failure convergence
CISCO TECH IND152 citations99
US6188694B1Feb 13, 2001
Shared spanning tree protocol
CISCO TECH IND343 citations99
US6167445ADec 26, 2000
Method and apparatus for defining and implementing high-level quality of service policies in computer networks
CISCO TECH IND1,120 citations99
US6032194AFeb 29, 2000
Method and apparatus for rapidly reconfiguring computer networks
CISCO TECH IND432 citations99
US6976088B1Dec 13, 2005
Method and apparatus for rapidly reconfiguring bridged networks using a spanning tree algorithm
CISCO TECH IND71 citations98
US6813250B1Nov 2, 2004
Shared spanning tree protocol
CISCO TECH IND112 citations98
US6678241B1Jan 13, 2004
Fast convergence with topology switching
CISCO TECH IND199 citations98
US6658458B1Dec 2, 2003
Cascading associative memory arrangement
CISCO TECH IND87 citations98
US6714985B1Mar 30, 2004
Method and apparatus for efficiently reassembling fragments received at an intermediate station in a computer network
CISCO TECH IND136 citations97
US6874016B1Mar 29, 2005
Information searching device
CISCO TECH IND45 citations96
US6651096B1Nov 18, 2003
Method and apparatus for organizing, storing and evaluating access control lists
CISCO TECH IND339 citations96
US6904014B1Jun 7, 2005
Method and apparatus for performing high-speed traffic shaping
CISCO TECH IND29 citations93
DESANTI CLAUDIO
3 patentsUS8948176B1Feb 3, 2015
Distributed fibre channel forwarder
DESANTI CLAUDIO36 citations94
US8238347B2Aug 7, 2012
Fibre channel over ethernet
DESANTI CLAUDIO32 citations92
US8151318B1Apr 3, 2012
Method and apparatus for reliably and asymmetrically distributing security information within a fibre channel fabric
DESANTI CLAUDIO21 citations92
GAI SILVANO
2 patentsCISCO SYSTEMS INC
1 patentSHARMA SAMAR
1 patentCAFIERO LUCA
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 72 patents by PatentIndex Score.