US Patent Issued to Arista Networks on Nov. 11 for "System and method for signaling interface status using a single indicator" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,615, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Arista Networks Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"System and method for signaling interface status using a single indicator" was invented by John Peach (London), Harold Wang (Santa Clara, Calif.) and Martin Hull (Santa Clara, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flash definition specifying a flashing sequence for a status indicator of a multi-lane port is stored on a device. In operation, the status indicator is lit, following the flashing sequence, to indicate a current lane state (in a Port/Lane Signaling Mode) or interface/channel state (in an Interface/Channel Signaling Mode). The flashing se...