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Christopher J. Colonna
Also filed as: COLONNA CHRISTOPHER · COLONNA CHRISTOPHER J
61 granted patents·8 pending applications·128 citations·filing 2015–2024
98Inventor score
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69 records- 0198US11184160B2Channel key loading in a computing environmentIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 23, 2021·11 cites·20 claims
- 0296US11652616B2Initializing a local key manager for providing secure data transfer in a computing environmentIBM·Filed 2020·Granted May 16, 2023·6 cites·18 claims
- 0396US11212001B1Transmit optical power adjustment based on receive optical power measurementsIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 28, 2021·11 cites·24 claims
- 0495US11563588B2Securing a path at a selected nodeIBM·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 24, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 0595US11522814B2Virtualized fabric login server for storage area networkIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 6, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0695US11405215B2Generation of a secure key exchange authentication response in a computing environmentIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 2, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0793US11502834B2Refreshing keys in a computing environment that provides secure data transferIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 15, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0893US9667476B2Isolating the sources of faults/potential faults within computing networksIBM·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·10 cites·10 claims
- 0992US11119965B1Virtualized fabric controller for a storage area networkIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 14, 2021·3 cites·19 claims
- 1090US11546137B2Generation of a request to initiate a secure data transfer in a computing environmentIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 3, 2023·3 cites·14 claims
- 1190US11038698B2Securing a path at a selected nodeIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 15, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 1289US10764291B2Controlling access between nodes by a key serverIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 1, 2020·7 cites·20 claims
- 1387US11188658B2Concurrent enablement of encryption on an operational path at a storage portIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·4 cites·25 claims
- 1487US11188659B2Concurrent enablement of encryption on an operational path at a host portIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·4 cites·25 claims
- 1587US10833856B2Automatic re-authentication of links using a key serverIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 10, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 1686US11277356B2Network buffer credit allocationIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 15, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1786US11244096B2Simulating operation of an electronic device tracing using port mirroringIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 8, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 1886US10833860B2Shared key processing by a host to secure linksIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 10, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 1984US11824974B2Channel key loading in a computing environmentIBM·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 21, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 2083US11368413B2Inter-switch link identification and monitoringIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 21, 2022·4 cites·17 claims
- 2183US11038671B2Shared key processing by a storage device to secure linksIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 15, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2283US11025413B2Securing a storage network using key server authenticationIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 1, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2382US11088829B2Securing a path at a nodeIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 10, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 2480US11354455B2Maintenance of access for security enablement on a host systemIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 7, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 2580US11308243B2Maintenance of access for security enablement in a storage deviceIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 19, 2022·2 cites·25 claims
- 2680US9722863B2Isolating the sources of faults/potential faults within computing networksIBM·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·3 cites·17 claims
- 2778US11245521B2Reverting from a new security association to a previous security association in response to an error during a rekey operationIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 8, 2022·2 cites·22 claims
- 2877US11405333B2Switched fabric network routing mode supportIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 2, 2022·1 cites·20 claims
- 2971US12461867B1Input/output processor power managementIBM·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 4, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3071US11132135B2Dynamic disk replication mode selection based on storage area network latencyIBM·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 28, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 3170US12326966B2Maintenance of access for security enablement on a host systemIBM·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 10, 2025·0 cites·24 claims
- 3269US12299185B2Maintenance of access for security enablement in a storage deviceIBM·Filed 2022·Granted May 13, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 3369US9715466B1Processing input/output operations in a channel using a control blockIBM·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 25, 2017·1 cites·15 claims
- 3464US12135599B1Dynamic computing environment channel enablementIBM·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 5, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 3562US12135831B2Extending encryption to PCIe linksIBM·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 5, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 3661US12487651B2Command to obtain power consumption dataIBM·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 2, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3761US12346276B2Command to automatically set port speed of a device portIBM·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3861US11765075B1Automatic tolling in traversal of a networkIBM·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3961US11522681B2Securing a path at a nodeIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 6, 2022·0 cites·25 claims
- 4060US12189984B2Executing a host initiated link reset in a storage area networkIBM·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·14 claims
- 4159US11709607B2Storage block address list entry transform architectureIBM·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 25, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 4258US2025355820A1System steering for an i/o sustainability targetIBM·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4358US2025384004A1Feature management for input/output (i/o) adaptersIBM·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4458US2025321906A1Feature management for input/output (i/o) adaptersIBM·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4557US11968272B1Pending updates status queries in the extended link servicesIBM·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 23, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4657US11709699B2Virtualized fabric name server for storage area networkIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 25, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4756US2025080219A1Command to obtain optical power dataIBM·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4855US10223013B2Processing input/output operations in a channel using a control blockIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 5, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4954US11895159B2Security capability determinationIBM·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 5054US11379390B1In-line data packet transformationsIBM·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
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