Mark C Stratton

US Patent:

7426189, Sep 16, 2008

Filed:

Jul 15, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/620208

Inventors:

Michael S. McGee - Round Rock TX, US
Michael S. McIntyre - Austin TX, US
Gregory T. Howard - Cedar Park TX, US
Mark R. Enstone - Austin TX, US
Mark C. Stratton - Georgetown TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370254, 709220

Abstract:

A network controller system comprising a plurality of network ports and a driver system that operates the plurality of network ports. The driver system determines which of the network ports can be combined together to form a team. Each network port in the team is associated with a different network interface card (NIC). The NICs are associated with a common network address to be used by external network logic.

US Patent:

7505399, Mar 17, 2009

Filed:

Aug 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/917677

Inventors:

Michael Sean McGee - Round Rock TX, US
Mark R. Enstone - Austin TX, US
Mark C. Stratton - Georgetown TX, US
Christopher L. Hughes - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

US Classification:

370216, 370230, 370465

Abstract:

Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with network load balancing are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a load balancing logic configured to cause different portions of network traffic to be transmitted from a transmitting node to different network adapters in a receiving node to cause the network traffic to be receive load balanced.

US Patent:

7639624, Dec 29, 2009

Filed:

Jul 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/898399

Inventors:

Michel Sean McGee - Round Rock TX, US
Michael Sean McIntyre - Austin TX, US
Mark Christopher Stratton - Georgetown TX, US
Christopher L. Hughes - Round Rock TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G01R 31/08

US Classification:

370248, 370245

Abstract:

A method for monitoring network connectivity. The method may include the act of transmitting a respective request packet from a network interface card (NIC) of a plurality of NICs in a NIC team to an external network device. The method may also include the act of receiving a respective response packet from the external network device at each respective NIC from which a respective request packet was received by the external network device.

US Patent:

7649892, Jan 19, 2010

Filed:

Aug 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/468615

Inventors:

Michael Sean McGee - Austin TX, US
Jeffrey D. Allen - Atlanta GA, US
Mark C. Stratton - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/28

US Classification:

3703954

Abstract:

A method and system of network communication receive load balancing. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising determining communication path cost information by a computer system (the computer system coupled to plurality of clients over a network), configuring communications from the plurality of clients to the computer system such that the communications are distributed across a plurality of teamed communication ports (the distribution proportional to communication path cost information associated with each communication port), and receiving message packets distributed across the plurality of teamed communication ports.

US Patent:

7693045, Apr 6, 2010

Filed:

Dec 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/315812

Inventors:

Michael Sean McGee - Round Rock TX, US
Mark Christopher Stratton - Georgetown TX, US
Darda Chang - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G01R 31/08
G06F 11/00
G08C 15/00
H04J 1/16
H04J 3/14
H04L 1/00
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/28
H04L 12/50
H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370216, 370217, 370218, 370225, 370226, 370227, 370228, 370241, 3702411, 370242, 370244, 370245, 370248, 370250

Abstract:

A system comprising a computer including a plurality of network interface controllers (NICs), the plurality of NICs associated with an address. The system further comprises a switching apparatus coupled to the computer and an echo device coupled to the switching apparatus. The echo device is adapted to send a packet to the switching apparatus to verify connectivity with the plurality of NICs. The packet comprises the address. The switching apparatus compares the address with a data structure to locate a matching address. If no matching address is located, the switching apparatus sends copies of the packet to each of the plurality of NICs coupled to the switching apparatus.

US Patent:

7710862, May 4, 2010

Filed:

Aug 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/468537

Inventors:

Michael Sean McGee - Austin TX, US
Jeffrey D. Allen - Atlanta GA, US
Mark C Stratton - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04J 3/14

US Classification:

370216

Abstract:

A method and system of assigning media access control (MAC) addresses across teamed communication ports. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising teaming a plurality of communication ports in a computer system to appear as a single virtual port to an application program (each communication port transmits message packets with any of a number M possible MAC addresses, wherein the number communication ports is greater than M), assigning a set of size M of MAC addresses to each of the plurality communication ports such that each MAC address appears in the set for a communication port for which the MAC address is the primary address (and such that each MAC address appears in M−1 other sets for other communication ports), and receiving a message packet from a client device across a network, the message packet directed to a primary MAC address of the first of the plurality communication ports.

US Patent:

7813286, Oct 12, 2010

Filed:

Aug 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/468499

Inventors:

Mark C. Stratton - Austin TX, US
Michael Sean McGee - Austin TX, US
Matthew S Reeves - Austin TX, US
Darda M. Chang - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

US Classification:

370238

Abstract:

A method and system of distributing multicast group join requests in computer systems operating with teamed communication ports. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are computer-readable media storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to intercept multicast group join requests sent from a network layer program executed by the processor, and distribute the multicast join requests across a plurality of communication ports operating as a single virtual port.

US Patent:

8027338, Sep 27, 2011

Filed:

Aug 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/469180

Inventors:

Darda M. Chang - Austin TX, US
Michael Sean McGee - Austin TX, US
Mark C. Stratton - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370389, 370400

Abstract:

A method comprises on a first port, receiving a frame from a network device and determining whether the received frame includes a system identifier (ID) that matches a system ID corresponding to a second port. If the received frame's system ID matches the second port's system ID, the method further comprises discontinuing an aggregation protocol that otherwise enables multiple ports to be operated together as a virtual port.

Address:

305 Bastian Ln, Georgetown, TX 78626

Phone:

(512)8683383

VIN:

KNAFE121075406331

Make:

KIA

Model:

SPECTRA

Year:

2007