Automatic delivery traffic indication message interval control for better mobile power save performance
Granted: May 3, 2016
Patent Number:
9332497
The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for automatic delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) interval control for better mobile power save performance. The disclosed network device determines one or more characteristics for at least one client device connected to an Access Point (AP). The network device then dynamically selects a DTIM interval for the AP based on the characteristics for the at least one client device, and configures the AP to transmit a DTIM…
Location driven association of client devices to access points
Granted: May 3, 2016
Patent Number:
9332477
A method may determine the location and/or motion of a client device. Based on these determinations, the method may 1) delay a potential move of the client device to a new access point until the client device reaches a non-transitional or less dense area or is stationary, 2) delay a potential move of the client device to a new access point while the client device is on the edge of the network environment, 3) compute a probable destination of the client device and wait until this…
Method and system for using a minimum sensitivity threshold for receiving wireless signals
Granted: May 3, 2016
Patent Number:
9332457
A method includes computing a minimum sensitivity threshold value for a particular wireless device, configuring the particular wireless device to receive wireless signals with a signal strength higher than the minimum sensitivity threshold value, distributing the minimum sensitivity threshold value to other wireless devices, and configuring the other wireless devices based on the minimum sensitivity threshold value for the particular wireless device.
Captive portal redirection using display layout information
Granted: May 3, 2016
Patent Number:
9332054
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling access to a network by a network device comprises returning a message prompting connectivity to a captive portal that is different from a HTTP Source Code redirect. The message is an HTML document such as a frameset.
System, apparatus and method for managing client devices within a wireless network
Granted: April 26, 2016
Patent Number:
9326313
According to one embodiment, a system and computer-readable storage medium for storage of software directed to the management of associations between network devices is described. The computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one hardware processor on a network device, causes performance of operations, comprising: (1) determining a desired operating state for a client device under analysis, the client device being associated with a first…
System and method for grouping and assigning channels in a network system
Granted: April 26, 2016
Patent Number:
9326294
System and methods are provided for dynamically assigning wireless channels to priority groups based on characteristics of the channels, the environment in which the channels will be used, regulatory requirements, and/or capabilities of client devices. Thereafter, channels may be intelligently assigned to access points to achieve one or more goals. For example, wireless channels may be assigned to access points to ensure balanced coverage throughout the network system for client devices…
System and method for application usage controls through policy enforcement
Granted: April 26, 2016
Patent Number:
9326145
A method includes a particular user application, without operating system kernel access, performing the operations of: identifying a set of applications that a user has permission to access, receiving a request to a access a particular application of the set of applications, and causing execution of the particular application.
Securely virtualizating network services
Granted: April 26, 2016
Patent Number:
9325666
Services in a network device are added through providing virtual environments. Virtualization allows services based on other platforms or architectures to be run with minimum modification and in a secure manner. Connecting services to the host through a stateful firewall allows dynamic integration, and passes only traffic of interest to the service. Virtualization allows services written for different instruction architectures to be supported. Multiple virtualized environments each…
Zero touch provisioning
Granted: April 26, 2016
Patent Number:
9325575
According to one embodiment, a method comprises automatically uploading device information from a first network device in a first operating state to a second network device in response to an event, such as an initial power up. The second network device is part of the cloud, and thus, providing cloud-based services. Subsequent to the uploading of the device information, the first network device receives information controlling the operation of the first network device based on the device…
Determining location based on both a detected location and a predicted location
Granted: April 19, 2016
Patent Number:
9319844
A system and method is described that computes an estimated current location for a client device based on both the detected current location and the predicted current location of the client device. By utilizing the predicted current location, the system and method may account for and compensate for anomalies and inaccuracies in the detected current location. Accordingly, the system and method provides a more accurate estimation for the current location of the client device based on…
Analyzing a particular wireless signal based on characteristics of other wireless signals
Granted: April 19, 2016
Patent Number:
9319156
The present disclosure discloses a system and method for classifying Wi-Fi signals from Fourier transform samples. Generally, classifying Wi-Fi signals from Fourier transform samples includes: collecting and dividing Fourier transform samples into frequency blocks; determining the bandwidth for the Fourier transform sample; and determining whether the Fourier transform sample corresponds to a narrowband signal. Further, if a determination is made that the Fourier transform sample does…
System, apparatus and method for integrated wireless link management for a multi-polarized antenna system
Granted: April 12, 2016
Patent Number:
9312944
According to one embodiment of the disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations. One of these operations comprises transmitting, from a first device to a second device, a first plurality of frames using a first polarization configuration for a first antenna corresponding to the first device. Based on feedback information associated with the first plurality of frames,…
Method and system for storing and accessing client device information in a distributed set of nodes
Granted: April 5, 2016
Patent Number:
9306921
A method includes identifying a first node in a plurality of nodes based on a client device identifier for a client device, the client device being associated with a first network device; storing, information for the client device, on the first node; responsive to the client device associating with a second network device, retrieving the information for the client device by: identifying the first node based on the client device identifier for the client device and obtaining the…
Apparatus and method aggregation at one or more layers
Granted: April 5, 2016
Patent Number:
9306866
A method for performing aggregation at one or more layers starts with an AP placing at a first layer one or more received frames in a queue at the AP. When a transmit scheduler is ready to transmit an aggregated frame corresponding to the queue, the AP may iteratively select a plurality of frames selected from the one or more received frames, and aggregate at the first layer the plurality of frames into the aggregated frame. The number of frames included in an aggregated frame may be…
Testing by simulation using variations of real-time traffic
Granted: April 5, 2016
Patent Number:
9306823
A system with at least one device including a hardware processor, performs the steps of receiving, by the system, a packet from a second system to be transmitted to a third system, forwarding, by the system to the third system, the packet received from the second system; modifying a portion of the packet to obtain a modified packet that falsely identifies a fourth system as a source of the modified packet, and transmitting, by the system to the third system, the modified packet…
Select on of anchor controllers for client devices within a network environment
Granted: April 5, 2016
Patent Number:
9306801
According to one embodiment of the invention, a non-transitory computer readable medium for improving the scalability and redundancy of a wireless communications network. One embodiment of the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises instructions that configure a first controller, of a plurality of controllers, as a primary controller for maintaining data associated with each particular device of a plurality of devices, for each particular device of the plurality of devices,…
Location detection in wireless communication networks
Granted: March 29, 2016
Patent Number:
9301098
Location detection of a mobile device is achieved by initiating an API call at an application program. The API call directs an operating system of the mobile device to initiate a scan of wireless access points within wireless communication range of the mobile device. The scanning performed by the mobile device is detected by the network via one or more of the wireless access points. A location of the mobile device is estimated by the network based on detection of the mobile device via…
Apparatus, system and method for load balancing traffic to an access point across multiple physical ports
Granted: March 29, 2016
Patent Number:
9300586
A method for load balancing traffic from controller to destination access point (AP) via switch across multiple physical ports starts with controller receiving a packet from a source client device that is destined for destination client device associated with destination AP. The controller may select, based on an identifier associated with source or destination client device, a first or a second controller IP address. Controller may encapsulate the packet to generate an encapsulated…
Task processing and resource sharing in a distributed wireless system
Granted: March 22, 2016
Patent Number:
9292837
The present disclosure discloses a system and method for task processing and resource sharing in a distributed wireless system. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: identify a plurality of nodes in a distributed wireless system, each node of the plurality of nodes associated with a radio frequency neighborhood, the radio frequency neighborhood of one node including one or more other nodes that hear beacons from the…
Sleep control for network of bluetooth low energy devices
Granted: March 8, 2016
Patent Number:
9282582
Described herein are systems, methods and computer program products for controlling operation of wireless beacons, such as Bluetooth Low Energy beacons. Multiple beacons may be controlled centrally or may work together in a cooperative fashion such that signals can be exchanged between or repeated by beacons in order to allow for signals received at one beacon to reach another beacon without requiring further central interaction. Power settings of beacons may be altered to change power…
