Automated connectivity to cloud resources
US-2024223403-A1 · Jul 4, 2024 · US
Software-defined switches
Software-defined switches · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | H04L49/60 |
| Official title | Software-defined switches |
| Display label | Software-defined switches |
| Total patents | 172 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is growing.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 12 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Controller driven reconfiguration of a multi-layered application or service model
US-10516568-B2 · Dec 24, 2019 · US
Configuring and operating a XaaS model in a datacenter
US-10129077-B2 · Nov 13, 2018 · US
Dynamic resource allocation method and apparatus in software-defined network
US-2018324106-A1 · Nov 8, 2018 · US
Systems and methods for network routing in small-world network-on-chip devices
US-10103913-B2 · Oct 16, 2018 · US
Network switch systems including logical switches
US-2018287966-A1 · Oct 4, 2018 · US
Service offloading in communications
US-10057177-B2 · Aug 21, 2018 · US
Bonding device and method
US-2018152395-A1 · May 31, 2018 · US
Adaptively switched network-on-chip
US-9961019-B2 · May 1, 2018 · US
Policy and charging control method and apparatus for an application service chain based on an SDN network
US-9961212-B2 · May 1, 2018 · US
Data transmission method and apparatus in optoelectronic hybrid network
US-2018102978-A1 · Apr 12, 2018 · US
Bonding device and method
US-9894014-B2 · Feb 13, 2018 · US
Processing network traffic to defend against attacks
US-2018020016-A1 · Jan 18, 2018 · US
Method of communicating data packets within data communication systems
US-2018007108-A1 · Jan 4, 2018 · US
Hybrid network end system device
US-2017353329-A1 · Dec 7, 2017 · US
Topological Learning Method and Apparatus for OPENFLOW Network Cross Conventional IP Network
US-2017302562-A1 · Oct 19, 2017 · US
Relay system and switching device
US-9762510-B2 · Sep 12, 2017 · US
Chaining of network service functions in a communication network
US-2017250917-A1 · Aug 31, 2017 · US
Software-defined network-based method and system for implementing content distribution network
US-2017237667-A1 · Aug 17, 2017 · US
Policy and charging control method and apparatus for an application service chain based on an sdn network
US-2017201629-A1 · Jul 13, 2017 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC H04L49/60?
- CPC H04L49/60 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Software-defined switches.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC H04L49/60 (Software-defined switches)?
- Our database includes 172 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC H04L49/60 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 17 in 2024 vs 21 in 2025 (latest complete years).