Brian Y Uchino

US Patent:

7197047, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Apr 30, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/138029

Inventors:

Aamer Latif - Milpitas CA, US
Rodney N. Mullendore - San Jose CA, US
Joseph L. White - San Bruno CA, US
Brian Y. Uchino - Foster City CA, US

Assignee:

Nishan Systems, Inc. - Broomfield CO

International Classification:

H04J 3/16
H04J 3/22

US Classification:

370466

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices (including, but not limited to, Gigabit Ethernet devices) and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices. The device interfaces may be either SCSI, Fibre Channel or IP interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet. Data is switched between SCSI and IP, Fibre Channel and IP, or between SCSI and Fibre Channel. Data can also be switched from SCSI to SCSI, IP to IP and FC to FC. The port interfaces provide the conversion from the input frame format to an internal frame format, which can be routed within the apparatus. The amount of processing performed by each port interface is dependent on the interface type. The processing capabilities of the present invention permit rapid transfer of information packets between multiple interfaces at latency levels meeting the stringent requirements for storage protocols. The configuration control can be applied to each port on a switch and, in turn, each switch on the network, via an SNMP or Web-based interface, providing a flexible, programmable control for the apparatus.

US Patent:

8396059, Mar 12, 2013

Filed:

Jul 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/167993

Inventors:

Lawrence Rolfe Kreeger - Fremont CA, US
Elango Ganesan - Palo Alto CA, US
Siva M. Vaddepuri - San Jose CA, US
Brian Yoshiaki Uchino - Foster City CA, US
Arvind Prabhudev - Santa Clara CA, US
Joe Joseph Karimundackal - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04Q 11/00

US Classification:

370386

Abstract:

In one embodiment, an apparatus obtains a switch port identifier mapping for each of the plurality of ports of a network device, wherein the switch port identifier mapping indicates a port identifier of one of the plurality of ports of the network device and a switch port identifier of a switch port to which the one of the plurality of ports is connected. The apparatus obtains a set of switch information for each of a plurality of switches, the set of switch information including a set of switch port identifiers associated with the corresponding one of the plurality of switches. The apparatus ascertains for each one of the plurality of ports, a corresponding one of the plurality of switches and a port of the one of the plurality of switches to which the one of the plurality of ports is connected.

US Patent:

20070286233, Dec 13, 2007

Filed:

Mar 26, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/691320

Inventors:

Aamer Latif - Milpitas CA, US
Rodney Mullendore - San Jose CA, US
Joseph White - San Bruno CA, US
Brian Uchino - Foster City CA, US

Assignee:

NISHAN SYSTEMS, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04J 3/16

US Classification:

370466000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices (including, but not limited to, Gigabit Ethernet devices) and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices. The device interfaces may be either SCSI, Fibre Channel or IP interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet. Data is switched between SCSI and IP, Fibre Channel and IP, or between SCSI and Fibre Channel. Data can also be switched from SCSI to SCSI, IP to IP and FC to FC. The port interfaces provide the conversion from the input frame format to an internal frame format, which can be routed within the apparatus. The amount of processing performed by each port interface is dependent on the interface type. The processing capabilities of the present invention permit rapid transfer of information packets between multiple interfaces at latency levels meeting the stringent requirements for storage protocols. The configuration control can be applied to each port on a switch and, in turn, each switch on the network, via an SNMP or Web-based interface, providing a flexible, programmable control for the apparatus.

US Patent:

20120039341, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Oct 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/284309

Inventors:

Aamer Latif - Milpitas CA, US
Rodney N. Mullendore - San Jose CA, US
Joseph L. White - San Bruno CA, US
Brian Y. Uchino - Foster City CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

370466

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices. The device interfaces may be SCSI, Fibre Channel or IP interfaces. Data is switched between SCSI and IP, Fibre Channel and IP, or between SCSI and Fibre Channel. Data can also be switched from SCSI to SCSI, IP to IP and FC to FC. The port interfaces provide the conversion from the input frame format to an internal frame format, which can be routed within the apparatus. The amount of processing performed by each port interface is dependent on the interface type. The processing capabilities permit rapid transfer of information packets between multiple interfaces at latency levels meeting the stringent requirements for storage protocols. The configuration control can be applied to each port on a switch and, in turn, each switch on the network, via an SNMP or Web-based interface, providing flexible, programmable control.

US Patent:

6400730, Jun 4, 2002

Filed:

Feb 8, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/500119

Inventors:

Aamer Latif - Milpitas CA
Rodney N. Mullendore - San Jose CA
Joseph L. White - San Bruno CA
Brian Y. Uchino - Foster City CA

Assignee:

Nishan Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04J 322

US Classification:

370466, 709230

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for transferring data between IP devices (including, but not limited to, Gigabit Ethernet devices) and SCSI or Fibre Channel devices. The device interfaces may be either SCSI, Fibre Channel or IP interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet. Data is switched between SCSI and IP, Fibre Channel and IP, or between SCSI and Fibre Channel. Data can also be switched from SCSI to SCSI, IP to IP and FC to FC. The port interfaces provide the conversion from the input frame format to an internal frame format, which can be routed within the apparatus. The amount of processing performed by each port interface is dependent on the interface type. The processing capabilities of the present invention permit rapid transfer of information packets between multiple interfaces at latency levels meeting the stringent requirements for storage protocols. The configuration control can be applied to each port on a switch and, in turn, each switch on the network, via an SNMP or Web-based interface, providing a flexible, programmable control for the apparatus.

US Patent:

20180041406, Feb 8, 2018

Filed:

Oct 17, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/786471

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Lawrence Rolfe Kreeger - Fremont CA, US
Michael Freed - Pleasanton CA, US
Rituraj Kirti - San Jose CA, US
Joe Joseph Karimundackal - San Jose CA, US
Elango Ganesan - Palo Alto CA, US
Brian Yoshiaki Uchino - Foster City CA, US
Siva M. Vaddepuri - San Jose CA, US
Shubhashree Venkatesh - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24

Abstract:

In one embodiment, the system may identify a virtual network, the virtual network including a plurality of virtual entities and connections among the plurality of virtual entities. The system may automatically map each of the plurality of virtual entities to one or more resources or resource pools such that the virtual network is mapped to a physical network, wherein mapping includes allocating one or more resources or resource pools to a corresponding one of the plurality of virtual entities.

US Patent:

20150106488, Apr 16, 2015

Filed:

Dec 19, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/578213

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Lawrence Rolfe Kreeger - Fremont CA, US
Michael Freed - Pleasanton CA, US
Rituraj Kirti - San Jose CA, US
Joe Joseph Karimundackal - San Jose CA, US
Elango Ganesan - Palo Alto CA, US
Brian Yoshiaki Uchino - Foster City CA, US
Siva M. Vaddepuri - San Jose CA, US
Shubhashree Venkatesh - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24

US Classification:

709221

Abstract:

In one embodiment, the system may identify a virtual network, the virtual network including a plurality of virtual entities and connections among the plurality of virtual entities. The system may automatically map each of the plurality of virtual entities to one or more resources or resource pools such that the virtual network is mapped to a physical network, wherein mapping includes allocating one or more resources or resource pools to a corresponding one of the plurality of virtual entities.

US Patent:

20140173195, Jun 19, 2014

Filed:

Dec 18, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/718425

Inventors:

Sebastien T. Rosset - Sunnyvale CA, US
Brian Y. Uchino - Foster City CA, US
Sesidhar Baddela - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/06

US Classification:

711114

Abstract:

A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes instantiating a virtual adapter on a network device connected to a storage array, the virtual adapter capable of communicating with the storage array; determining storage configuration properties for the network device; and provisioning a portion of the storage array to the network device in accordance with the determined storage configuration properties. The method may further comprise associating the network device with a service profile, where the storage configuration properties are specified in the service profile. Still further, the method may comprise configuring the network device in accordance with the associated service profile, where the instantiating is also performed in accordance with the associated service profile.