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Zafar Ali
Also filed as: ALI ZAFAR
51 granted patents·5 pending applications·563 citations·filing 1997–2025
98Inventor score
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56 records- 0198US10601724B1Scalable network slice based queuing using segment routing flexible algorithmCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 24, 2020·63 cites·18 claims
- 0297US11122346B1Attestation in optical transport network environmentsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 14, 2021·10 cites·20 claims
- 0396US11296982B2Initiator-based data-plane validation for segment routed, multiprotocol label switched (MPLS) networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 5, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0496US10764175B1Validating resource isolation between network slices in a mobile networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 1, 2020·28 cites·20 claims
- 0596US9590850B2Discovery of connectivity and compatibility in a communication networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 7, 2017·39 cites·20 claims
- 0695US10868755B2Implementing bi-directional paths in segment routing networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 15, 2020·19 cites·20 claims
- 0795US9258174B1Server-layer path negotiation between client and server network layersGERSTEL ORNAN ALEXANDER·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 9, 2016·45 cites·19 claims
- 0894US9391704B2Replacing an existing network communications path with a new path using some exclusive physical resources of the existing pathGERSTEL ORNAN ALEXANDER·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 12, 2016·40 cites·20 claims
- 0993US11818038B2Initiator-based data-plane validation for segment routed, multiprotocol label switched (MPLS) networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 14, 2023·2 cites·17 claims
- 1093US11627094B2Scalable network slice based queuing using segment routing flexible algorithmCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 11, 2023·3 cites·20 claims
- 1192US11882016B2Systems and methods for data plane validation of multiple paths in a networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 23, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 1292US9160652B2Fast reroute for bidirectional co-routed traffic engineering tunnelsTAILLON MICHEL·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 13, 2015·39 cites·18 claims
- 1391US12328253B2Scalable network slice based queuing using segment routing flexible algorithmCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 10, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 1491US10841220B1SRv6 with micro segment identifiersCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 17, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 1591US10469367B2Segment routing network processing of packets including operations signaling and processing of packets in manners providing processing and/or memory efficienciesCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 1690US11838200B2Packet network interworking including segment routingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 5, 2023·2 cites·27 claims
- 1789US11863435B2Segment routing network signaling and packet processingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 2, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1889US7835267B2Dynamic path protection in an optical networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 16, 2010·23 cites·18 claims
- 1985US7626925B1Methods for finding a merge point node for MPLS fast re-routeCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 1, 2009·43 cites·26 claims
- 2084US10250459B2Bandwidth on-demand services in multiple layer networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 2183US11388088B2Segment routing network signaling and packet processingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 12, 2022·2 cites·11 claims
- 2283US8233479B2Protocol independent multicast in a point-to-multipoint networkWIJNANDS JACOB IJSBRAND·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 31, 2012·11 cites·20 claims
- 2383US7457248B1Graceful shutdown of network resources in data networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 25, 2008·37 cites·42 claims
- 2481US12328255B2Segment routing network signaling and packet processingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 2581US2025233825A1Segment routing network signaling and packet processingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2680US8798050B1Re-optimization of loosely routed P2MP-TE sub-treesGANDHI RAKESH·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 5, 2014·6 cites·21 claims
- 2778US12294513B2Initiator-based data-plane validation for segment routed, multiprotocol label switched (MPLS) networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 6, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2878US10932136B2Resource partitioning for network slices in segment routing networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 23, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 2978US2025227057A1Initiator-based data-plane validation for segment routed, multiprotocol label switched (mpls) networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3077US11924090B2Segment routing network signaling and packet processingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 5, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3175US12483493B2Systems and methods for data plane validation of multiple paths in a networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3275US11483230B2Multiple domain segment routing path computationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 25, 2022·2 cites·12 claims
- 3375US11012350B2Network interworking with no cross-domain stateCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 3474US11855884B2Communicating packets across multi-domain networks using compact forwarding instructionsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 26, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3574US9444712B2Bandwidth on-demand services in multiple layer networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 13, 2016·3 cites·17 claims
- 3673US11184235B2In-band direct mode performance loss measurement in software defined networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 23, 2021·2 cites·17 claims
- 3773US11140074B2Communicating packets across multi-domain networks using compact forwarding instructionsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 5, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3873US6597684B1Distributed architecture and associated protocols for efficient quality of service-based route computationNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 22, 2003·105 cites·18 claims
- 3970US9450774B2Fast protection switchover in a transport networkCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4069US11863433B2Scalable and programmable mechanism for targeted in-situ OAM implementation in segment routing networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4168US11722404B2Communicating packets across multi-domain networks using compact forwarding instructionsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 8, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 4266US11909641B2Forwarding table validationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Feb 20, 2024·0 cites·11 claims
- 4366US11563683B2SRv6 with micro segment identifiersCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 24, 2023·0 cites·26 claims
- 4466US9237089B2Enhanced path selection scheme for equal cost paths in communication networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 12, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 4565US11362946B2SRv6 with micro segment identifiersCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jun 14, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4660US11558295B2Forwarding table validationCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 17, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 4759US9112713B2System and method for efficient point-to-multi-point traffic engineering (P2MP-TE) path protectionGANDHI RAKESH·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 18, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 4856US11558288B2Scalable and programmable mechanism for targeted in-situ OAM implementation in segment routing networksCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 17, 2023·0 cites·15 claims
- 4956US11134002B2Packet network interworking including segment routingCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 5050US12160365B2Circuit-style network with co-routed bidirectional network pathsCISCO TECH INC·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 3, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
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