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Michael Fine
Also filed as: FINE MICHAEL · FINE MICHAEL R
25 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,183 citations·filing 1988–2014
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27 records- 0196US6298061B1Port aggregation protocolCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 2, 2001·139 cites·7 claims
- 0296US6188694B1Shared spanning tree protocolCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 13, 2001·343 cites·38 claims
- 0396US5959968APort aggregation protocolCISCO SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 28, 1999·359 cites·31 claims
- 0495US6813250B1Shared spanning tree protocolCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 2, 2004·112 cites·20 claims
- 0594US6870812B1Method and apparatus for implementing a quality of service policy in a data communications networkCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2005·98 cites·29 claims
- 0694US6643260B1Method and apparatus for implementing a quality of service policy in a data communications networkCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 4, 2003·255 cites·24 claims
- 0793US6798746B1Method and apparatus for implementing a quality of service policy in a data communications networkCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 28, 2004·99 cites·57 claims
- 0892US5313467AIntegrated communication link having a dynamically allocatable bandwidth and protocol for transmission of allocation information over the linkDIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP·Filed 1992·Granted May 17, 1994·143 cites·68 claims
- 0990US8713639B2Method and apparatus for policy-based network access control with arbitrary network access control frameworksCHEENIYIL SANTHOSH·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·19 cites·10 claims
- 1090US6741592B1Private VLANsCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2000·Granted May 25, 2004·73 cites·26 claims
- 1188US6868065B1Method and apparatus for implementing a quality of service policy in a data communications networkCISCO TECH IND·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 15, 2005·45 cites·33 claims
- 1288US4894846AMethod for maintaining a correct time in a distributed processing systemDIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 16, 1990·73 cites·43 claims
- 1387US6275933B1Security system for a computerized apparatus3COM CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 14, 2001·170 cites·20 claims
- 1486US7840708B2Method and system for the assignment of security group information using a proxyCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 23, 2010·13 cites·20 claims
- 1584US6163543APort aggregation protocolCISCO TECH IND·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 19, 2000·113 cites·17 claims
- 1683US8245281B2Method and apparatus for policy-based network access control with arbitrary network access control frameworksCHEENIYIL SANTHOSH·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 14, 2012·11 cites·22 claims
- 1781US8713201B2Method and system for the assignment of security group information using a proxySMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 29, 2014·6 cites·13 claims
- 1880US7200145B1Private VLANsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 3, 2007·30 cites·46 claims
- 1975US7546458B1Method for organizing virtual networks while optimizing securityATHEROS COMM INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 9, 2009·23 cites·17 claims
- 2074US8555056B2Method and system for including security information with a packetSMITH MICHAEL R·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·3 cites·22 claims
- 2170US7992193B2Method and apparatus to secure AAA protocol messagesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 2, 2011·5 cites·30 claims
- 2268US7877601B2Method and system for including security information with a packetCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 25, 2011·10 cites·45 claims
- 2367US8037514B2Method and apparatus for securely disseminating security server contact information in a networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 11, 2011·5 cites·25 claims
- 2466US6215799B1Analog telephone to ISDN interface apparatus and method therefor3COM CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 10, 2001·30 cites·22 claims
- 2562US7886145B2Method and system for including security information with a packetCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 8, 2011·6 cites·56 claims
- 2653US2014237543A1Method and apparatus for policy-based network access control with arbitrary network access control frameworksARUBA NETWORKS INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2733US2006259759A1Method and apparatus for securely extending a protected network through secure intermediation of AAA informationMAINO FABIO·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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