Muhammad B Anwer

US Patent:

20230084160, Mar 16, 2023

Filed:

Nov 14, 2022

Appl. No.:

18/055233

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
- Minneapolis MN, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US
Zhi-Li Zhang - Eden Prairie MN, US
Yang Zhang - Saint Paul MN, US

International Classification:

H04L 41/0893
G06F 9/50
H04L 61/256
G06F 9/455
H04L 45/64

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for parallelizing service function chains. A method comprises receiving a sequential service function chain comprising a plurality of network functions, receiving a plurality of operations, determining at least two network functions are capable of being parallelized, aggregating operations of the plurality of operations associated with the at least two network functions into a network function segment, determining whether another network function is capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, based on the determining: aggregating an operation associated with the another network function into the network function segment when the another network function is capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, or pushing the network function segment as a completed segment of a hybrid service function chain when the another network function is not capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, and implementing the hybrid service function chain.

US Patent:

20210392047, Dec 16, 2021

Filed:

Jun 10, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/898114

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US
Rakesh Sinha - Edison NJ, US
Bingzhe Liu - Champaign IL, US
Kostas Oikonomou - Colts Neck NJ, US
Vijay Gopalakrishnan - Edison NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04W 24/02
G06F 16/901

Abstract:

A processing system may obtain an intent comprising a desired network state for a telecommunication network, determine an existing network state, where the desired network state and the existing network state are defined in accordance with a graph representing the telecommunication network, where the graph includes objects and relationships between the plurality of objects, and where each of the objects includes one or more properties. The processing system may compose a strategy that includes a plurality of policies to obtain the desired network state from the existing network state, where each of the policies comprises an action that is to be implemented in the telecommunication network, where the composing comprises performing a state exploration process over the graph, and where each state transition of the process corresponds to one of the policies. The processing system may then implement the strategy to place the telecommunication network in the desired network state.

US Patent:

20210028990, Jan 28, 2021

Filed:

Oct 12, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/068780

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
- Minneapolis MN, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US
Zhi-Li Zhang - Eden Prairie MN, US
Yang Zhang - Saint Paul MN, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04L 29/12
G06F 9/50
G06F 9/455
H04L 12/715

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for parallelizing service function chains. A method comprises receiving a sequential service function chain comprising a plurality of network functions, receiving a plurality of operations, determining at least two network functions are capable of being parallelized, aggregating operations of the plurality of operations associated with the at least two network functions into a network function segment, determining whether another network function is capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, based on the determining: aggregating an operation associated with the another network function into the network function segment when the another network function is capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, or pushing the network function segment as a completed segment of a hybrid service function chain when the another network function is not capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, and implementing the hybrid service function chain.

US Patent:

20200210704, Jul 2, 2020

Filed:

Dec 27, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/234029

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US
Vijay Gopalakrishnan - Edison NJ, US
Wenxiao Zhang - Hong Kong, CN
Pan Hui - Hong Kong, CN

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/62
G06T 7/13
G06T 7/246
G06T 7/73
G06T 3/40

Abstract:

A processing system having at least one processor may obtain a feature set from a camera frame of a client device, perform a feature reduction of the feature set to produce a reduced feature set, generate a compressed representation from the reduced feature set, compare the compressed representation of the reduced feature set to a plurality of compressed representations of known objects stored in one or more hash tables to identify an object in the camera frame, and provide an identification of the object to the client device.

US Patent:

20200195507, Jun 18, 2020

Filed:

Dec 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/221237

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
- Minneapolis MN, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US
Zhi-Li Zhang - Eden Prairie MN, US
Yang Zhang - Saint Paul MN, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04L 29/12
H04L 12/715
G06F 9/50
G06F 9/455

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed for parallelizing service function chains. A method comprises receiving a sequential service function chain comprising a plurality of network functions, receiving a plurality of operations, determining at least two network functions are capable of being parallelized, aggregating operations of the plurality of operations associated with the at least two network functions into a network function segment, determining whether another network function is capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, based on the determining: aggregating an operation associated with the another network function into the network function segment when the another network function is capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, or pushing the network function segment as a completed segment of a hybrid service function chain when the another network function is not capable of being parallelized with the network function segment, and implementing the hybrid service function chain.

US Patent:

20200195580, Jun 18, 2020

Filed:

Dec 14, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/220683

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
- Minneapolis MN, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US
Zhi-Li Zhang - Eden Prairie MN, US
Yang Zhang - Saint Paul MN, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/931
H04L 12/24
H04L 12/715
G06F 9/455

Abstract:

Systems, computer-readable media, and methods are disclosed for parallel data processing for service function chains with network functions spanning multiple servers. An example system includes a first server hosting a first network function of a service function chain, a second server hosting a second network function of the service function chain, a mirror function deployed in a first switch to replicate a plurality of packets received by the system and to send respective copies of the plurality of packets to the first network function and to at least one of the second network function and a third network function of the service function chain, and a merge function deployed in a second switch to merge respective outputs of the first network function and the at least one of the second network function and the third network function.

US Patent:

20200036573, Jan 30, 2020

Filed:

Oct 7, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/594325

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Yang Xu - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04M 3/32
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

A framework in a cloud network that may allow for debugging at multiple vantage points at different layers (e.g., layer 2, layer 3, etc.). The methods may provide tracer or measurement services that filter, capture, or forward flows that may include packets, calls, or protocols to look for particular signatures.

US Patent:

20180324031, Nov 8, 2018

Filed:

Feb 28, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/908302

Inventors:

- Atlanta GA, US
Yang Xu - Basking Ridge NJ, US
Muhammad Bilal Anwer - Branchburg NJ, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04M 3/32
H04L 12/26
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A framework in a cloud network that may allow for debugging at multiple vantage points at different layers (e.g., layer 2, layer 3, etc.). The methods may provide tracer or measurement services that filter, capture, or forward flows that may include packets, calls, or protocols to look for particular signatures.