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Erik Smith
Also filed as: SMITH ERIK · SMITH ERIK C
24 granted patents·9 pending applications·96 citations·filing 2004–2024
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33 records- 0197US11489723B2Multicast domain name system (mDNS)-based pull registrationDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 1, 2022·10 cites·20 claims
- 0296US11907530B2Scalable quality of service (QoS) for a nonvolatile memory express™ environmentDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 20, 2024·6 cites·20 claims
- 0396US11543966B1Direct discovery controller multicast change notifications for non-volatile memory express™ over fabrics (NVME-OF™) environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 3, 2023·10 cites·20 claims
- 0495US11818031B2Automated internet protocol (IP) route update service for ethernet layer 3 (L3) IP storage area networks (SANs)DELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 14, 2023·6 cites·20 claims
- 0595US11805171B2Automated ethernet layer 3 (L3) connectivity between non-volatile memory express over fabric (NVMe-oF) hosts and NVM-oF subsystems using bindDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 31, 2023·6 cites·20 claims
- 0695US11520518B2Non-volatile memory express over fabric (NVMe-oF) zone subsets for packet-by-packet enforcementDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 6, 2022·6 cites·20 claims
- 0792US11237997B2Target driven zoning for ethernet in non-volatile memory express over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·4 cites·20 claims
- 0891US11301398B2Symbolic names for non-volatile memory express (NVMe™) elements in an NVMe™-over-fabrics (NVMe-oF™) systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 12, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 0989US11561705B2Centralized discovery controller storage provisioningDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 24, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1088US11463521B2Dynamic connectivity management through zone groupsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 4, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1187US12026402B2Discovery log entry identifiers (DLEIDs) for devices in non-volatile memory express™-over fabrics (NVMe-oF™) environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 2, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 1284US11163716B2Discovery controller registration of non-volatile memory express (NVMe) elements in an NVMe-over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 2, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 1383US7168023B2Method and apparatus for full rate erasure handling in CDMAMOTOROLA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 23, 2007·36 cites·16 claims
- 1471US2025088455A1Zoning configuration and route advertisementDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1564US12170610B2Zoning configurations and border gateway protocol (BGP) route maps for route advertisementsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 17, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1662US12039199B2Discovery log entry identifiers (DLEIDs) applications in non-volatile memory express® environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 16, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1761US12265737B2Command tagsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1860US2013144747A1Systems and methods for operating a marketplace service for renewable energy resourcesALTA ENERGY INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1959US12309029B2Zerotouch border gateway protocol (BGP) configuration in non-volatile memory express over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2058US12307129B2Systems and methods for command execution request for pull model devicesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Granted May 20, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2158US11489921B2Kickstart discovery controller connection commandDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 1, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2254US2012084172A1Systems and methods for operating a marketplace service for renewable energy resourcesLEE SAM H·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 2353US12118231B2Systems and methods for NVMe over fabric (NVMe-oF) namespace-based zoningDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2452US11989461B2Preventing unauthorized access to non-volatile memory (NVM) subsystem namespacesDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 21, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2552US2025310261A1Centralized congestion handling in a storage area networkDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2652US2024419625A1Federated discovery controllerDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2752US2025300931A1Systems and methods to address congestion in an ethernet storage area networkDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2852US2025097269A1Reactive hard zoning in storage environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2951US11985066B2Retrieving congestion configuration information automatically from a centralized repositoryDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Granted May 14, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3050US7415655B2Method and apparatus for full rate erasure handling in CDMAMOTOROLA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 19, 2008·0 cites·4 claims
- 3147US11240308B2Implicit discovery controller registration of non-volatile memory express (NVMe) elements in an NVME-over-fabrics (NVMe-oF) systemDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3247US2023297726A1Expansion (e)-port spoofing detection and countermeasuresDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3345US2023030168A1Protection of i/o paths against network partitioning and component failures in nvme-of environmentsDELL PRODUCTS LP·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
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