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W. Andrew Lambeth
Also filed as: LAMBETH W ANDREW
64 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,523 citations·filing 2011–2024
99Inventor score
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67 records- 0199US9762619B1Multi-layer policy definition and enforcement framework for network virtualizationNICIRA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·73 cites·18 claims
- 0299US9195491B2Migrating middlebox state for distributed middleboxesNICIRA INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 24, 2015·74 cites·18 claims
- 0398US11108728B1Fast distribution of port identifiers for rule processingVMWARE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 31, 2021·13 cites·20 claims
- 0498US10880158B2Identifying the realization status of logical entities based on a global realization numberNICIRA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 29, 2020·35 cites·20 claims
- 0598US10038597B2Mesh architectures for managed switching elementsNICIRA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 31, 2018·17 cites·20 claims
- 0698US9552219B2Migrating middlebox state for distributed middleboxesNICIRA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 24, 2017·20 cites·20 claims
- 0798US9548924B2Detecting an elephant flow based on the size of a packetNICIRA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·63 cites·20 claims
- 0898US8959215B2Network virtualizationKOPONEN TEEMU·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 17, 2015·83 cites·20 claims
- 0998US8837493B2Distributed network control apparatus and methodCASADO MARTIN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 16, 2014·43 cites·20 claims
- 1098US8817620B2Network virtualization apparatus and methodKOPONEN TEEMU·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 26, 2014·34 cites·20 claims
- 1198US8750119B2Network control apparatus and method with table mapping engineLAMBETH W ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·52 cites·22 claims
- 1298US8750164B2Hierarchical managed switch architectureCASADO MARTIN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·98 cites·23 claims
- 1398US8743888B2Network control apparatus and methodCASADO MARTIN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 3, 2014·36 cites·21 claims
- 1498US8718070B2Distributed network virtualization apparatus and methodKOPONEN TEEMU·Filed 2011·Granted May 6, 2014·50 cites·26 claims
- 1598US8717895B2Network virtualization apparatus and method with a table mapping engineKOPONEN TEEMU·Filed 2011·Granted May 6, 2014·153 cites·23 claims
- 1697US11095536B2Detecting and handling large flowsNICIRA INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 17, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 1797US10241820B2Determining the realization status of logical entities in logical networksNICIRA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 26, 2019·31 cites·20 claims
- 1897US10243797B2Identifying the realization status of logical entities based on a global realization numberNICIRA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 26, 2019·33 cites·20 claims
- 1997US10235199B2Migrating middlebox state for distributed middleboxesNICIRA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 19, 2019·13 cites·20 claims
- 2097US10193771B2Detecting and handling elephant flowsNICIRA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 29, 2019·35 cites·20 claims
- 2197US9888097B2Private allocated networks over shared communications infrastructureNICIRA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 6, 2018·27 cites·20 claims
- 2297US9838276B2Detecting an elephant flow based on the size of a packetNICIRA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 5, 2017·16 cites·20 claims
- 2397US9253109B2Communication channel for distributed network control systemNICIRA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 2, 2016·20 cites·20 claims
- 2497US8964528B2Method and apparatus for robust packet distribution among hierarchical managed switching elementsCASADO MARTIN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 24, 2015·63 cites·34 claims
- 2597US8964598B2Mesh architectures for managed switching elementsCASADO MARTIN·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 24, 2015·26 cites·23 claims
- 2697US8825900B1Method and apparatus for stateless transport layer tunnelingGROSS IV JESSE E·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 2, 2014·134 cites·26 claims
- 2796US9306910B2Private allocated networks over shared communications infrastructureVMWARE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·30 cites·19 claims
- 2896US9112811B2Managed switching elements used as extendersCASADO MARTIN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 18, 2015·21 cites·22 claims
- 2996US9106587B2Distributed network control system with one master controller per managed switching elementKOPONEN TEEMU·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 11, 2015·17 cites·24 claims
- 3095US10326660B2Network virtualization apparatus and methodNICIRA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 18, 2019·7 cites·16 claims
- 3195US9363210B2Distributed network control system with one master controller per logical datapath setLAMBETH W ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 7, 2016·14 cites·17 claims
- 3295US9350657B2Encapsulating data packets using an adaptive tunnelling protocolNICIRA INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 24, 2016·20 cites·15 claims
- 3395US9008087B2Processing requests in a network control system with multiple controller instancesLAMBETH W ANDREW·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2015·18 cites·18 claims
- 3494US11539659B2Fast distribution of port identifiers for rule processingVMWARE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 27, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 3594US10666530B2Detecting and handling large flowsNICIRA INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 26, 2020·7 cites·21 claims
- 3694US10320585B2Network control apparatus and method for creating and modifying logical switching elementsNICIRA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·10 cites·19 claims
- 3794US10103939B2Network control apparatus and method for populating logical datapath setsKOPONEN TEEMU·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 16, 2018·24 cites·24 claims
- 3894US9137107B2Physical controllers for converting universal flowsNICIRA INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 15, 2015·28 cites·29 claims
- 3993US11811669B2Inspecting operations of a machine to detect elephant flowsNICIRA INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·2 cites·19 claims
- 4092US10291753B2Private allocated networks over shared communications infrastructureNICIRA INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 14, 2019·6 cites·22 claims
- 4191US10158538B2Reporting elephant flows to a network controllerNICIRA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 18, 2018·9 cites·16 claims
- 4291US2024364591A1Distributed network control system with one master controller per logical datapath setNICIRA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4390US11539591B2Distributed network control system with one master controller per logical datapath setNICIRA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 27, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 4490US11533389B2Private allocated networks over shared communications infrastructureNICIRA INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 20, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 4590US10757234B2Private allocated networks over shared communications infrastructureNICIRA INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 25, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 4689US9967199B2Inspecting operations of a machine to detect elephant flowsNICIRA INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 8, 2018·9 cites·17 claims
- 4787US12355642B2Detecting and handling large flowsVMware LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 8, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 4886US12028215B2Distributed network control system with one master controller per logical datapath setNICIRA INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 2, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4986US10135676B2Using transactions to minimize churn in a distributed network control systemNICIRA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 20, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 5086US9843476B2Using transactions to minimize churn in a distributed network control systemNICIRA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 12, 2017·6 cites·22 claims
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