Adaptive hierarchical service path selection in dynamic edge computing environments
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968120
In one embodiment, a first path computation element (PCE) receives a request from a gateway for service chain functions (SFs) to be applied to a traffic flow, wherein a first subset of the SFs is located in a first zone. The first PCE identifies a boundary node located at a border between the first zone and a second zone where a second subset of the SFs are located. The first PCE sends a response to the gateway indicating a path within the first zone between the gateway and the boundary…
Interworking function to connect a device within a 2G or 3G network to a 5G network
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968752
The present technology is directed to establishing a connection between a client device within a 2G or 3G network and 5G core through an interworking function. The present technology can perform establishing a Gn-4G interworking function (IWF) between a client access network and a packet anchor network and performing one or more network functions through the Gn-4G IWF in providing a client of the client access network access to network services through the packet anchor network. The one…
Partitioning radio resources to enable neutral host operation for a radio access network
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968658
System, methods, and computer-readable media for a Neutral Host (NH) operation of a 5G radio, whereby a NH operator receives feedback from hosts and determines to partition Physical Resource Block (PRB) resources. Thus, a NH system is provided that enables a third-party to independently operate other channels, whereby individual physical random access channels (PRACH) are operated by independent hosts. The NH system is able to indicate partitioned resources to individual hosts, including…
Using masque to tunnel ethernet frames
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968277
Techniques for tunneling Layer 2 ethernet frames over a connection tunnel using the MASQUE protocol are described herein. The MASQUE protocol may be extended to include a new entity, configured to proxy ethernet frames using a MASQUE proxy connection, and an associated CONNECT method, CONNECT-ETH. Using the extended MASQUE protocol, an Ethernet over MASQUE (EoMASQUE) tunnel may then be established between various networks that are remote from one another and connected to the internet. An…
Differentiated service in a federation-based access network
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968242
Differentiated service in a federation-based access network is provided by receiving, with a request for access to a wireless network offering at least a two different service levels based on user identities, a set of user credentials from a User Equipment (UE); forwarding, for authentication, the set of user credentials to an identity provider in an identity federation with the wireless network, wherein the identity provider is independent from the wireless network; in response to…
Network posture based suggestion of applications and services
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968240
In an embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by a network control entity associated with a software-defined network, a network event in the software-defined network. The network control entity determines, based on the network event, an application for installation at the network control entity or in the software-defined network. The application is automatically installed at the network control entity or in the software-defined network.
Controlling access entitlement for networking device data
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968211
Techniques are provided for controlling access entitlement for networking device data. In one example, a geographic location of a networking device is determined. A request to access data associated with the networking device is obtained from a user device. A user parameter of a user associated with the user device is determined. An access policy that controls access to the data based on the geographic location of the networking device and the user parameter is identified. The request to…
Per-device single sign-on across applications
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968201
Operations include transmitting, on behalf of a first application, a first request to a first service provider, the first request requesting first services from the first service provider, intercepting, at a local agent, a first redirect message from the first service provider to an identity provider, receiving an identity provider cookie from the identity provider based on a validation of credentials during the authentication process, storing a copy of the identity provider cookie,…
Distributed authentication and authorization for rapid scaling of containerized services
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968198
The disclosed technology provides solutions for performing rapid authentication and authorization for distributed containerized microservices. In some aspects, a process of the technology can include steps for: associating a service type with a set of microservices or service pods, detecting deployment of a first microservice on a first host, and receiving an authentication and authorization state from a first virtual network edge (VNE) of the first host. In some aspects, the process can…
Device address rotation authorization and verification
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968172
An authorization device obtains a registration request associated with an end device, the registration request including a new randomized media access control (MAC) address associated with the end device; determines whether the end device is authorized to use the new randomized MAC address; transmits a message to the end device with a first randomly generated number when it is determined that the end device is authorized to use the new randomized MAC address; obtains integrity…
Policy utilization analysis
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968103
An example method according to some embodiments includes receiving flow data for a packet traversing a network. The method continues by determining a source endpoint group and a destination endpoint group for the packet. The method continues by determining that a policy was utilized, the policy being applicable to the endpoint group. Finally, the method includes updating utilization data for the policy based on the flow data.
System and method of detecting packet loss in a distributed sensor-collector architecture
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968102
A method includes analyzing, via a first capturing agent, packets processed in a first environment associated with a first host to yield first data. The method includes analyzing, via a second capturing agent, packets processed by a second environment associated with a second host to yield second data, collecting the first data and the second data at a collector to yield aggregated data, transmitting the aggregated data to an analysis engine which analyzes the aggregated data to yield an…
System and method to measure and score application health via correctable errors
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11968038
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for monitoring application health via correctable errors. The method includes identifying, by a network device, a network packet associated with an application and detecting an error associated with the network packet. In response to detecting the error, the network device increments a counter associated with the application, determines an application score based at least in part on the counter, and…
Federated artificial intelligence with cumulative learning in a computer network
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11966413
In one embodiment, a first deep fusion reasoning engine (DFRE) agent in a network receives first sensor data from a first set of one or more sensors in the network. The first DFRE agent translates the first sensor data into symbolic data. The first DFRE agent applies, using a symbolic knowledge base maintained by the first DFRE agent, symbolic reasoning to the symbolic data to make an inference regarding the first sensor data. The first DFRE agent updates, based on the inference…
Configurable storage server with multiple sockets
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11966350
Embodiments herein describe a computing system which is reconfigurable into different server configurations that have different numbers of sockets. For example, the computing system may include two server nodes which can be configured into either two independent servers (i.e., two 2S servers) or a single server (i.e., one 4S server). In one embodiment, the computing system includes a midplane which is connected to processor buses on the server nodes. When configured as a single server,…
Reinforced removable pluggable module pull tabs
Granted: April 23, 2024
Patent Number:
11964855
Presented herein are removable pull tabs that are configured to be detachably coupled to pluggable modules in a manner that facilitates removal of the pull tabs from the module without disassembling the modules. In particular, a removable pull tab may comprise a handle, first and second substantially parallel attachment arms extending from the handle, and a reinforcement line embedded in the handle and first and second attachment arms. The first and second attachment arms comprise first…
Thermal isolation element
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11960154
Thermal isolation elements are provided in wafer-bonded silicon photonics that include a photonic platform, including a heating element and an optical waveguide that are disposed between a first surface and a second surface (opposite to the first surface) of the photonic platform; a substrate, including a third surface and a fourth surface (opposite to the third surface); wherein the first surface of the photonic platform is bonded to the third surface of the substrate; and wherein a…
Method and apparatus for network time syncing
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11962403
A method of operating a network having one or more nodes which are in communication with a server, the server including or being in communication with a high precision time source, to estimate a time delay between the server and each node is provided. The method includes initiating a delay request from the server which is transported over a physical layer to the node, the server receiving a delay response from the node receiving the delay request, wherein a timestamp for the delay…
Network automation and orchestration using state-machine neural networks
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11961006
Techniques for orchestrating a workflow for configuring a computer networking environment or other complex workflows are described. A Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) that defines a plurality of tasks to be executed to complete the workflow and a plurality of orders between the tasks is received. Embodiments generate a State-Machine Neural Network (SNN) based on the received DAG, by generating a plurality of SNN neurons for the SNN, based on the plurality of tasks within the received DAG and…
Data stitching across federated data lakes
Granted: April 16, 2024
Patent Number:
11960508
In one embodiment, a device, in communication with a plurality of data lake sites, receives a federated data lake query. The device determines a plurality of data lake operator sets that each correspond to one of the plurality of data lake sites, wherein each of the plurality of data lake operator sets is used to establish a respective data pipeline for the federated data lake query. The device selects a particular data lake site of the plurality of data lake sites as a destination for…
