Inventor · disambiguated record
Luca Cafiero
Also filed as: CAFIERO LUCA
42 granted patents·2 pending applications·1,682 citations·filing 1984–2021
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44 records- 0198US7564869B2Fibre channel over ethernetCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·80 cites·18 claims
- 0295US7969971B2Ethernet extension for the data centerCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 28, 2011·44 cites·28 claims
- 0395US5740171AAddress translation mechanism for a high-performance network switchCISCO TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 14, 1998·484 cites·20 claims
- 0494US8727793B2Optical module design in an SFP form factor to support increased rates of data transmissionCAFIERO LUCA·Filed 2011·Granted May 20, 2014·35 cites·24 claims
- 0594US4584690AAlternate Mark Invert (AMI) transceiver with switchable detection and digital precompensationDAVID SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 22, 1986·144 cites·8 claims
- 0692US8788873B2Server input/output failover device serving highly available virtual devicesGALLES MICHAEL B·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·23 cites·22 claims
- 0791US8549331B2Redundant power and data in a wired data telecommunications networkKARAM ROGER A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·14 cites·20 claims
- 0890US9100313B1Shared egress buffer in a multi-stage switchCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·16 cites·18 claims
- 0990US5280500AMethod and apparatus for multilevel encoding for a local area networkCRESCENDO COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Jan 18, 1994·121 cites·10 claims
- 1089US11593294B2Methods and systems for loosely coupled PCIe service proxy over an IP networkPENSANDO SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 28, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1189US8160094B2Fibre channel over ethernetCAFIERO LUCA·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 17, 2012·14 cites·26 claims
- 1289US5796732AArchitecture for an expandable transaction-based switching busCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 18, 1998·246 cites·21 claims
- 1387US7519062B1Method and apparatus for implementing forwarding decision shortcuts at a network switchCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 14, 2009·41 cites·26 claims
- 1487US6762675B1Method and apparatus for remote powering of device connected to networkCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 13, 2004·176 cites·30 claims
- 1586US8386832B2Power and data redundancy in a single wiring closetCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 26, 2013·8 cites·19 claims
- 1684US10649148B2Multistage spot size converter in silicon photonicsSKORPIOS TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 12, 2020·3 cites·20 claims
- 1783US9680266B2High density connectorCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 13, 2017·7 cites·9 claims
- 1883US7256684B1Method and apparatus for remote powering of device connected to networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2007·27 cites·13 claims
- 1982US9515740B22×40 Gbps BiDi optical transceiverCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 6, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 2081US10079761B2Hierarchical routing with table management across hardware modulesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 18, 2018·3 cites·18 claims
- 2180US11902184B2Methods and systems for providing a virtualized NVMe over fabric servicePENSANDO SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 13, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 2280US8407394B2System and methods for memory expansionMAZZOLA MARIO·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 26, 2013·11 cites·26 claims
- 2380US7793137B2Redundant power and data in a wired data telecommunincations networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 7, 2010·25 cites·57 claims
- 2479US6147993AMethod and apparatus for implementing forwarding decision shortcuts at a network switchCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 14, 2000·91 cites·20 claims
- 2575US10928588B2Transceiver module for optical communicationSKORPIOS TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·2 cites·18 claims
- 2675US8825965B2System and methods for memory expansionMAZZOLA MARIO·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 2, 2014·7 cites·24 claims
- 2774US8565231B2Ethernet extension for the data centerGAI SILVANO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 22, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 2873US6842453B1Method and apparatus for implementing forwarding decision shortcuts at a network switchCISCO TECHNOLOGY·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 11, 2005·15 cites·36 claims
- 2972US8842694B2Fibre Channel over EthernetCAFIERO LUCA·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 23, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 3072US7823026B2Automatic system for power and data redundancy in a wired data telecommunications networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 26, 2010·14 cites·23 claims
- 3171US9405698B2System and methods for memory expansionCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 2, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 3271US7849351B2Power and data redundancy in a single wiring closetCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 7, 2010·13 cites·104 claims
- 3365US7821379B2Method and apparatus for remote powering of device connected to networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·2 cites·20 claims
- 3464US11079549B2Multistage spot size converter in silicon photonicsSKORPIOS TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 3, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3562US10904146B2Hierarchical routing with table management across hardware modulesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 26, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3659US9246834B2Fibre channel over ethernetCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 26, 2016·0 cites·16 claims
- 3750US9935714B2Bidirectional optical transceiverCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3848US11895027B2Methods and systems for service distribution using data path state replication and intermediate device mappingPENSANDO SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3948US8042006B2Automatic system for power and data redundancy in a wired data telecommunications networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 18, 2011·0 cites·14 claims
- 4044US7185821B1Method and apparatus for delivering high-current power and ground voltages using top side of chip package substrateCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·1 cites·35 claims
- 4143US2004139167A1Apparatus and method for a scalable network attach storage systemANDIAMO SYSTEMS INC A DELAWARE·Filed 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4242US2014314425A1Full-Duplex Multi-Mode Fiber CommunicationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4334US8621132B2System and methods for memory expansionMAZZOLA MARIO·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 31, 2013·0 cites·23 claims
- 4430US9027019B2Storage drive virtualizationNISHTALA SATYA·Filed 2011·Granted May 5, 2015·0 cites·14 claims
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