Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130275568 | System and Method to Discover Virtual Machine Instantiations and Configure Network Service Level Agreements - A method includes establishing a connectivity fault management (CFM) management domain that includes a host processing system and a network element, determining that a media access control (MAC) address of the host processing system is associated with a network service level agreement (SLA), issuing a CFM frame to the management domain, receiving the CFM frame, and configuring the network element according to the network SLA. | 10-17-2013 |
20140003442 | System and Method for Associating VLANs with Virtual Switch Ports | 01-02-2014 |
20140052836 | NETWORK SWITCHING SYSTEM USING SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING APPLICATIONS - A network switching system includes a storage device including a plurality of application-provided flow-based rules provided by a plurality of applications. A packet processor is coupled to the storage device and includes a flow-based handler that is operable to receive a packet, determine that the packet is associated with a flow session, and associate a plurality of the application-provided flow-based rules with the packet based the association of the packet with the flow session. The packet processor also includes a flow-based rule processing engine that is operable to determine a priority for the plurality of application-provided flow-based rules and apply at least one of the plurality of application-provided flow-based rules to the packet according to the priority. The system allows a plurality of SDN applications to operate in a network switching system independently and without knowledge of each other. | 02-20-2014 |
20140126424 | EVENT DRIVEN NETWORK SYSTEM - A network switch includes a plurality of internal ports, a plurality of external ports, an event handler, an action engine, and an event processor. The event handler detects an event and, in response, assembles a construct that includes event parameters. The action engine uses the construct to generate an event syntax. The event processor executes the event syntax to automatically configure the communication between the plurality of internal ports and the plurality of external ports. A first event may include the connection of a cable to a first external port and result in each of the plurality of internal ports communicating with the first external port. A second event may include the connection of a cable to a second external port and result in a first subset of internal ports communicating with the first external port and a second subset of internal ports communicating with the second external port. | 05-08-2014 |
20140126466 | VIRTUAL WIRELESS NETWORKING - An access controller is coupled to a plurality of physical access points. The access controller is operable to create a plurality of virtual access controllers that are each coupled to the plurality of physical access points. The access controller then creates a different virtual access point for each of the plurality of virtual access controllers, and associates the virtual access point of each virtual access controller with each of the plurality of physical access points coupled to that virtual access controller. The access controller then provides a plurality of different wireless sub-networks through each of the plurality of physical access points, with each virtual access controller providing one of the different wireless sub-networks using the virtual access point associated with each of the plurality of physical access points coupled to that virtual access controller. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129714 | APPLICATION AWARE NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION - A networked system includes a plurality of information handling systems (IHSs). A networking device couples the plurality of IHSs to a network. The networking device is operable to receive a packet associated with a first network application from a first IHS of the plurality of IHSs. The networking device then determines that a first virtual port is associated with the first network application in a database. The networking device then assign packets received from the first IHS and associated with the first network application to the first virtual port. The networking device then forwards packets received from the first IHS and associated with the first network application over the network using the first virtual port. The first virtual port provides access to a virtual network that is provided for the first network application and configured using network information associated with the first network application. | 05-08-2014 |
20140129855 | ADAPTIVE POWER INJECTED PORT EXTENDER - A port extender includes a chassis with uplink ports that are operable to receive power and data from a power sourcing device, and user device ports that are operable to connect to user devices. A power management processor is coupled to each of the uplink ports and the user device ports. The power management processor is operable to determine a power budget using power received by the uplink ports. The power management processor is also operable to detect a port configuration event such as the removal of a connection of a user device to a user device port, the inactivity of a user device port, or the addition of a connection of a user device to a user device port, and in response, selectively provide power to one or more of the plurality of user device ports based on the power budget and the port configuration event. | 05-08-2014 |
20140195831 | ADVANCED PoE POWER CONTROL - A power sourcing equipment (PSE) device including a power over Ethernet (PoE) interface. A processor is coupled to the PoE interface. A memory is coupled to the processor and includes instruction that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a number of functions. The processor may supply power at a first power level to a PD that is coupled to the PoE interface. The processor may then determine an actual power consumption of the PD. The processor may then send a first Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) packet to the PD over the PoE interface that includes first proposed power level information that is based on the actual power consumption of the PD. Then processor may then supply power to the PD at a second power level that is different from the first power level. | 07-10-2014 |
20140245031 | OPTIMIZED POWER OVER ETHERNET POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A power distribution system includes a manager provided on a network controller and an agent provided on a line module. The manager is operable to receive a configuration for a port on the line module. A connection to the port is then detected by the agent and communicated to the manager. At least one of the manager and the agent determines that the connection is for a powered device that is operable to receive power and data through the port. The manager then classifies the powered device. If the manager determines that the classification of the powered device corresponds to the configuration of the port, the manager provides power to the powered device through the port according to an allocation for the powered device from a global power budget. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245054 | POWER OVER ETHERNET DYNAMIC POWER ALLOCATION SYSTEM - A power allocation system includes a manager provided on a network controller. An agent is provided on a line module coupled to the network controller. The agent is operable to detect a connection of a powered device to a port on the line module and communicate that to the manager. The manager then classifies the powered device and provides a first power to the powered device through the port from a global power budget according to the classification. At least one of the manager and agent then monitor the power consumption of the powered device subsequent to providing the first power, and a second power is provided to the powered device through the port from the global power budget according to the monitoring, wherein the second power is different from the first power. | 08-28-2014 |