H04L 41/0895
Configuration of virtualised networks or elements
Official title: Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
H04L41/0895 (Configuration of virtualised networks or elements) appears on 5,052 US grants and 5,764 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04L- Granted patents
- 5,052
- Published applications
- 5,764
- Assignees
- 843
- Inventors
- 10,035
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 12 | 26 |
| 2003 | 16 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 |
| 2007 | 19 | 27 |
| 2008 | 11 | 19 |
| 2009 | 16 | 24 |
| 2010 | 31 | 27 |
| 2011 | 27 | 27 |
| 2012 | 24 | 36 |
| 2013 | 38 | 123 |
| 2014 | 58 | 112 |
| 2015 | 105 | 257 |
| 2016 | 147 | 299 |
| 2017 | 223 | 326 |
| 2018 | 253 | 413 |
| 2019 | 410 | 525 |
| 2020 | 588 | 612 |
| 2021 | 710 | 639 |
| 2022 | 630 | 569 |
| 2023 | 543 | 467 |
| 2024 | 502 | 563 |
| 2025 | 432 | 400 |
| 2026 | 214 | 221 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Automatic configuration of virtual interfaces of a containerized network router, using hardware attributes6 Oct 2026US 12,756,628 B1Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Authorizing federated learning participant in 5G system (5GS)6 Oct 2026US 12,756,629 B2Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Hybrid cloud cellular network routing6 Oct 2026US 12,757,032 B2Boost SubcsriberCo L.L.C.
- Tenant-driven dynamic resource allocation for virtual network functions29 Sep 2026US 12,750,278 B2Equinix, Inc.
- Flow-based packet batching for optimized deep packet inspection22 Sep 2026US 12,744,791 B2Rapid7, Inc.
- Automated relationship management of service layer entities in a communications network8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313030 A1Ipla Holdings Inc.
- Inter-tenant network connection method and apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303459 A1Jingdong Technology Information Technology Co., Ltd.
- Parallel on-demand slice connections via customer premises equipment1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303461 A1T-Mobile USA, Inc.
- System And Method For Implementing Packet Processing Network Functions As A Service1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303462 A1Alef Edge Holdings I, LLC
- Automatically configuring network elements in multi-vendor and multi-domain topologies1 Oct 2026US 2026/0303463 A1AT&T Communications Services India Private Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for automatically configuring a network device to support a virtual network671US 5,751,967 ABay Networks Group, Inc. · 1998
- Distributed virtual system to support managed, network-based services528US 7,818,452 B2Fortinet, Inc. · 2010
- Dynamic virtual port provisioning496US 9,535,737 B2BladeLogic, Inc. · 2017
- Integrated customer interface for web based data management455US 6,615,258 B1WorldCom, Inc. · 2003
- Using virtual networking devices to connect managed computer networks448US 7,991,859 B1Amazon Technologies, Inc. · 2011