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Patent No.:

US 7509520 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009

Filed:

Mar. 07, 2006
Applicants:

Truong T. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Atul Dahablania, San Jose, CA (US);

Olivier Matthey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John Gmuender, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Truong T. Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Atul Dahablania, San Jose, CA (US);

Olivier Matthey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

John Gmuender, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

SonicWALL, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A network apparatus uses a processing unit to convey data bidirectionally between ports. A programmable bypass circuit may have normal, fail opened and fail closed modes. Potential failure events that embodiments of the invention can deal with gracefully include power failures. Decisions as to the failure mode(s) to be adopted in the event of failure may be determined based on a programmable policy.


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Nguyen, Truong. (2009). Network interface device having bypass capability (U.S. Patent No. 7509520). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7509520

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