Bay Networks, nc.
74Patents
0Active
74Granted
38Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 4, 1991 → Jan 8, 1999
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5751967A | Method and apparatus for automatically configuring a network device to support a virtual network | Electricity | 669 | Expired |
| US5490252A | System having central processor for transmitting generic packets to another processor to be altered and transmitting altered packets back to central processor for routing | Electricity | 478 | Expired |
| US6006016A | Network fault correlation | Physics | 300 | Expired |
| US5819028A | Method and apparatus for determining the health of a network | Electricity | 294 | Expired |
| US5729685A | Apparatus for determining the topology of an ATM network or the like Via communication of topology information between a central manager and switches in the network over a virtual service path | Electricity | 289 | Expired |
| US5959990A | VLAN frame format | Electricity | 234 | Expired |
| US5583862A | Method and apparatus for routing for virtual networks | Electricity | 216 | Expired |
| US5995503A | Method and apparatus for providing quality of service routing in a network | Electricity | 213 | Expired |
| US5790554A | Method and apparatus for processing data packets in a network | Electricity | 185 | Expired |
| US6182214A | Exchanging a secret over an unreliable network | Electricity | 174 | Expired |
| US5926458A | Method and apparatus for servicing multiple queues | Electricity | 162 | Expired |
| US5606664A | Apparatus and method for automatically determining the topology of a local area network | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 157 | Expired |
| US5854899A | Method and apparatus for managing virtual circuits and routing packets in a network/subnetwork environment | Electricity | 132 | Expired |
| US5636345A | Method and apparatus for detecting and preventing broadcast storms on an emulated local area network | Electricity | 128 | Expired |
| US5845091A | Forwarding of internetwork packets to a destination network via a selected one of a plurality of paths | Electricity | 127 | Expired |
| US5633866A | Method and apparatus for routing packets in networks having connection-oriented subnetworks | Electricity | 109 | Expired |
| US5825775A | Method and apparatus for managing an integrated router/hub | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 108 | Expired |
| US5761084A | Highly programmable backup power scheme | Electricity | 107 | Expired |
| US5740375A | Forwarding internetwork packets by replacing the destination address | Electricity | 103 | Expired |
| US5914938A | MAC address table search unit | Electricity | 101 | Expired |
| US5734824A | Apparatus and method for discovering a topology for local area networks connected via transparent bridges | Electricity | 101 | Expired |
| US5881246A | System for generating explicit routing advertisements to specify a selected path through a connectionless network to a destination by a specific router | Electricity | 98 | Expired |
| US5867660A | Method and apparatus for communicating between a network workstation and an internet | Electricity | 97 | Expired |
| US5774667A | Method and apparatus for managing parameter settings for multiple network devices | Electricity | 96 | Expired |
| US5898837A | Method and apparatus for monitoring a dedicated communications medium in a switched data network | Electricity | 88 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.