Cisco Patent Applications

STATUS REPORT FRAME FOR EASIER REATTACHMENT

Granted: January 30, 2025
Application Number: 20250039957
A status report frame may be provided. First, an Access Point (AP) may associate with a client device. Then the AP may send a status report to the client device in a status report frame comprising a protected management frame.

INCREMENTAL NETWORK INTENT PROVISIONING

Granted: January 30, 2025
Application Number: 20250039043
A method of provisioning a network may include, with a network controller, identifying a first network intent of a computing network based at least in part on an execution of a user interface (UI) or API layer at a client device, and identifying a modification of at least one object within the first network intent within the UI or API layer at the client device as the first network intent is being modified. The modification defines a delta between the first network intent and a second…

Subscriber Identity Concealment From Access Network Provider

Granted: January 23, 2025
Application Number: 20250031034
Subscriber identity concealment from an access network provider may be provided. A computing device may receive first identity data associated with a client device. Then the first identity data associated with the client device may be encrypted using second identity data to create an encrypted version of the first identity data associated with the client device. The encrypted version of the first identity data associated with the client device may be provided to an access network.

ROUTING TECHNIQUES FOR ENHANCED NETWORK SECURITY

Granted: January 16, 2025
Application Number: 20250023919
Techniques for optimizing routing decisions based on security metrics within a network environment are described herein. In some cases, by using various security metrics, such as encryption indicators, attestation indicators, secureness metrics, and reliability metrics, an exemplary system can assess the security level and reliability of network paths. These metrics may provide valuable insights into the trustworthiness and integrity of participating nodes and links and enable informed…

Throughput Predictor And Flow Load Balancer

Granted: January 9, 2025
Application Number: 20250016621
Predicting network throughput and balancing network loads may be provided. Predicting network throughput and balancing network loads can comprise receiving traffic information from a plurality of Access Points (APs). Based on the traffic information, traffic associated with the plurality of APs can be modeled. Based on the modeled traffic, a gain in AP efficiency for one or more APs of the plurality of APs can be modeled when modifying Station (STA) traffic of a STA. A recommendation can…

Sounding Interval Optimization

Granted: January 9, 2025
Application Number: 20250015949
Optimizing or otherwise improving sounding intervals may be provided. Improving sounding intervals can include generating predicted Channel State information (CSI) of a Station (STA). A Null Data Packet (NDP) Announcement (NDPA) can be sent to the STA, wherein the NDPA instructs the STA to send compressed CSI. A reference signal is then sent to the STA. Finally, the compressed CSI is received from the STA.

ACHIEVING SYMMETRIC ROUTING USING INTENT-BASED SMART DEVICE GROUPINGS IN A SOFTWARE-DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORK

Granted: January 2, 2025
Application Number: 20250007825
Techniques for symmetric routing in a software-defined wide area network (SDWAN) are disclosed herein. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: determining a first device group, wherein the first device group includes a first router associated with a branch tag and a second router associated with a hub tag; determining a second device group, wherein the second device group includes a third router associated with and a fourth router associated with…

Techniques for memory access management in distributed computing architectures

Granted: December 26, 2024
Application Number: 20240427641
Techniques for memory access management in a distributed computing system are described herein. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method for memory access management in a distributed computing system, where the method includes: receiving a first request to execute a first operation using a distributed architecture and in a uniform memory access (UMA) mode, wherein the distributed architecture comprises a first processor, a first memory that is local to the…

DYNAMIC AND TRANSPARENT APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE (API) ENDPOINT HOST REDIRECTION

Granted: December 5, 2024
Application Number: 20240406205
A method of application program interface (API) endpoint host redirection may include with an intelligent domain name system (DNS) engine (IDE) associated with a containerized service within a pod of a mesh network, snooping a DNS query from the containerized service, identifying within the DNS query, an API endpoint name, snooping a DNS response associated with the DNS query, identifying an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the API endpoint name, transmitting the API…

SERVICE INSERTION IN A COMPUTER NETWORK USING DYNAMIC SERVICE PATH SELECTION

Granted: December 5, 2024
Application Number: 20240406276
Techniques for enabling service insertion using dynamic service path selection are described herein. In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to avoiding a service route that passes through a service router when the second-leg path from the service router to a destination router is unreachable. In some cases, the techniques described herein relate to avoiding a route that includes a service router that does not have a path to a viable target in a core service region.

FABRICATION TOLERANT WAVELENGTH DEMULTIPLEXER RECEIVER

Granted: December 5, 2024
Application Number: 20240405883
A receiver comprises at least two input ports. An optical signal containing n wavelengths is coupleable to one of these input ports. The receiver comprises a first demultiplexer coupled to a first input port to separate n wavelengths in the first input port onto n first multiplexer output ports, a second demultiplexer coupled to a second input port to separate the n wavelengths in the second input port onto n second multiplexer output ports, and a waveguide crossing matrix comprising an…

INTEGRATED PHOTONIC 2X3 COUPLER

Granted: December 5, 2024
Application Number: 20240402430
Disclosed is an adiabatic optical coupler. The adiabatic optical coupler includes a tapered input region which includes a first waveguide core and a second waveguide core. The first and second waveguide cores are separated at the tapered input region. The adiabatic optical coupler also includes a narrow coupling region extending from the tapered input region. In the narrow coupling region, the first and second waveguide cores are brought within close proximity and a third waveguide core…

CONTINUOUS MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION USING WIRELESS SENSING DATA

Granted: November 21, 2024
Application Number: 20240388901
A method of continuous multi-factor authentication may include executing wireless sensing based at least in part on execution of a continuous multi-factor authentication (CMFA) application at a computing device, collecting channel state information (CSI) data from a network device communicatively coupled to the computing device, transmitting the CSI data to a CMFA device, and receiving a trust score from the CMFA device based on the CSI data.

ENHANCEMENTS OF MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION NULL-STEERING BY INTERFERENCE ALIGNMENT

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380459
Enhancing Multi-Access Point (AP) Coordination (MAPC) null-steering may be provided. Enhancing null-steering may include sending a coordination request for MAPC. A coordination response may be received from one or more APs. A Channel State Information (CSI) request may then be sent. CSI of one or more clients associated with the one or more APs may be received. Next, one or more precoder and decoder matrices may be determined based on the CSI of the one or more clients. The one or more…

Receiver and Transmitter Assistant Method for AMP

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240381300
Receiver and transmitter assistance for Backscatter Devices (BKDs) may be provided. Network devices enabled to assist with management of BKDs in a network may be identified. A relative position of each of network devices may be determined with respect to an Access Point (AP) it is associated with. A first group of network devices from the network devices may be determined to relay BKD frames based on the relative position of each of the network devices and positions of the BKDs. Each APs…

MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION FOR NON-SIMULTANEOUS TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE CROSS-BAND PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNIT ALIGNMENT

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240381271
Access Point (AP) coordination and, specifically, Multi-AP Coordination (MAPC) for Non-Simultaneous Transmit and Receive (NSTR) cross-band Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) alignment may be provided. The coordination can include determining to communicate with a client using MAPC Multi-Link-Device (MLD) operation. A first AP operating on a first band with a first link to the client and a second AP operating on second band with a second link to the client may be determined to…

NETWORK THROUGHPUT

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240381233
Improving network throughput and, specifically, improving network throughput for networks comprising sub-7.25 GHz and millimeter wave links may be provided. Improving network throughput may include determining device information of a Station (STA). The STA may be enabled to communicate on a 60 (GHz) band in addition to sub 7.25 GHz bands based on the device information.

GRANULAR GUARD INTERVAL TUNING

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380646
Granular guard interval tuning may be provided. A delay profile for a plurality of sub-bands in a serving channel may be created. Then delay spread information from at least one calibration helper device for the plurality of sub-bands in the serving channel may be received. Next, a delay spread matrix based on the delay profile, the delay spread information, and a location of the calibration helper devices may be created. The delay spread matrix may then be used to determine optimal…

HYBRID STAGGERED AND CONCURRENT SOUNDING FOR MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380538
Sounding for Multi-Access Point (AP) coordination and, specifically, hybrid staggered and concurrent sounding for multi-AP coordination may be provided. Performing hybrid staggered and concurrent sounding may include coordinating a plurality of APs to perform a hybrid sounding signal process, including determining a sounding frame transmission time and an order for the plurality of APs to stagger sounding signals, and performing the hybrid sounding signal process. An announcement signal…

BACKSCATTER DEVICE ONBOARDING

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380481
Backscatter Device (BKD) onboarding may be provided. BKD onboarding may begin with an AP receiving an identifier associated with a BKD. The AP may determine to onboard the BKD and transmit to the BKD an onboarding excitation signal to request data from a memory bank of the BKD. The AP may then receive a response to the onboarding excitation signal from the BKD. The AP may verify the BKD is valid based on the identifier and the response. Finally, the AP may onboard the BKD based on…