Stuart M Phillips

US Patent:

6640243, Oct 28, 2003

Filed:

Dec 14, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/738435

Inventors:

Stuart G. Phillips - Los Altos CA
Anthony J. Li - Sunnyvale CA
David M. Katz - Santa Cruz CA

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709206, 709201

Abstract:

A method and system for providing enhanced services for a network. The enhanced services use information about the network which is available to a subnet of communicating processors (such as a set of routers), collectively executing a common distributed technique for disseminating that network information. The router subnet collects network topology information and provides a service using that network topology information, responsive to requests from non-routers coupled to the network (such as a set of host processors). The router subnet also collects information advertised by hosts coupled to the network, and disseminates that host information to substantially all routers, using the common distributed technique for disseminating network topology information. The host information may comprise information about server processes available at the originating host (such as what services are available and to which users those services are available), or may comprise information about client processes operating at the originating host (such as which users are operating those client processes and which services they desire).

US Patent:

6917966, Jul 12, 2005

Filed:

Sep 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/665838

Inventors:

Stuart G. Phillips - Los Altos CA, US
Anthony J. Li - Sunnyvale CA, US
David M. Katz - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F013/00

US Classification:

709206, 709223, 709224

Abstract:

A method and system for providing enhanced services for a network. The enhanced services use information about the network which is available to a subnet of communicating processors (such as a set of routers), collectively executing a common distributed technique for disseminating that network information. The router subnet collects network topology information and provides a service using that network topology information, responsive to requests from non-routers coupled to the network (such as a set of host processors). The router subnet also collects information advertised by hosts coupled to the network, and disseminates that host information to substantially all routers, using the common distributed technique for disseminating network topology information. The host information may comprise information about server processes available at the originating host (such as what services are available and to which users those services are available), or may comprise information about client processes operating at the originating host (such as which users are operating those client processes and which services they desire).

US Patent:

7246148, Jul 17, 2007

Filed:

May 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/134538

Inventors:

Stuart G. Phillips - Los Altos CA, US
Anthony J. Li - Sunnyvale CA, US
David M. Katz - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709217

Abstract:

A method and system for providing enhanced services for a network. The enhanced services use information about the network which is available to a subnet of communicating processors (such as a set of routers), collectively executing a common distributed technique for disseminating that network information. The router subnet collects network topology information and provides a service using that network topology information, responsive to requests from non-routers coupled to the network (such as a set of host processors). The router subnet also collects information advertised by hosts coupled to the network, and disseminates that host information to substantially all routers, using the common distributed technique for disseminating network topology information. The host information may comprise information about server processes available at the originating host (such as what services are available and to which users those services are available), or may comprise information about client processes operating at the originating host (such as which users are operating those client processes and which services they desire).

US Patent:

61822248, Jan 30, 2001

Filed:

Jan 2, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/582073

Inventors:

Stuart G. Phillips - Los Altos CA
Anthony J. Li - Sunnyvale CA
David M. Katz - Santa Cruz CA

Assignee:

Cisco Systems, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F 1214

US Classification:

713201

Abstract:

A method and system for providing enhanced services for a network. The enhanced services use information about the network which is available to a subnet of communicating processors (such as a set of routers), collectively executing a common distributed technique for disseminating that network information. The router subnet collects network topology information and provides a service using that network topology information, responsive to requests from non-routers coupled to the network (such as a set of host processors). The router subnet also collects information advertised by hosts coupled to the network, and disseminates that host information to substantially all routers, using the common distributed technique for disseminating network topology information. The host information may comprise information about server processes available at the originating host (such as what services are available and to which users those services are available), or may comprise information about client processes operating at the originating host (such as which users are operating those client processes and which services they desire).