Cisco Patent Applications

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.

Crowdsourcing WLAN Mobile Devices as Wi-Fi8 Backscatter Relay

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240381176
Crowdsourcing client devices as backscatter relays may be provided. A first computing device may determine that a communication is coming from a backscatter communication device. Then the communication may be repackaged into a repackaged communication. The repackaged communication may then be sent to a second computing device.

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…

SECURE COMMUNICATION WITH A BACKSCATTER DEVICE

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380574
Secure communication with a Backscatter Device (BKD) may be provided. A temporal key may be created. The temporal key and a network Identifier (ID) may be encrypted with a public key of a public private key pair associated with the BKD. An excitation frame including the encrypted temporal key and the encrypted network ID may be transmitted to the BKD. The AMP BKD may include a sensor. A BKD frame may be received from the BKD in response to the excitation frame. The BKD frame may include…

AMBIENT POWER BACKSCATTER EXCITATION EXTENSION FOR PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNITS

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380535
Physical Layer Protocol Data Units (PPDUs) with an extension and specifically PPDUs with an extension for Ambient Power (AMP) Backscatter Device (BKD) excitation may be provided. A PPDU with an AMP BKD excitation extension can include an AMP BKD excitation extension field indicating the version and duration of the AMP BKD excitation extension. A method for providing the PPDU with the AMP BKD excitation extension includes generating the PPDU with the AMP BKD excitation extension and the…

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…

BACKSCATTER DEVICE PLACEMENT AND PLACEMENT CALIBRATION

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380479
Backscatter Device (BKD) placement and placement calibration may be provided. A plurality of ambient energy sources of a Three-Dimensional (3D) space may be caused to transmit charging frames for Backscatter Devices (BKDs). Each of the charging frames may include a payload having a Media Access Control (MAC) address of transmitting ambient energy source. An amount of ambient energy received from the charging frames of the plurality of ambient energy sources and each contributing source…

Coordinated Customization of Harvesting Conditions to Ambient Power Devices

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240380249
Coordinated customization of harvesting conditions to ambient power devices may be provided. receive Radio Frequency (RF) characteristics associated with a backscatter communication device may be received. Based on the RF characteristics and a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) from the backscatter communication device, it may be determined that the computing device has an ability to charge the backscatter communication device to at least meet a predetermined energy need of the…

BACKSCATTER DEVICE PLACEMENT AND PLACEMENT CALIBRATION

Granted: November 14, 2024
Application Number: 20240378407
Backscatter Device (BKD) placement and placement calibration may be provided. A plurality of ambient energy sources in a Three-Dimensional (3D) space may be identified and mapped. Each of the plurality of ambient energy sources may be categorized as one of the following: a stationary and controllable ambient energy source, a stationary and uncontrollable ambient energy source, and a mobile ambient energy source. An amount of ambient energy available at each of a plurality of sub-spaces…

QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS) TRANSLATION

Granted: November 7, 2024
Application Number: 20240373293
Quality of Service (QOS) translation may be provided. An identifier of a client device and an indication that the client device supports translation between a Quality of Service (QOS) treatment in a first wireless protocol and a QoS treatment in a second wireless protocol may be received from the first client device. Then a QoS level associated with the client device in the first wireless protocol may be determined. Next, the QoS level associated with the client device in the first…

IMPLEMENTING POLICY BASED ON UNIQUE ADDRESSES OR PORTS

Granted: November 7, 2024
Application Number: 20240372896
Techniques for binding communication flows to unique addresses and/or ports, and configuring networking devices internal to a network to apply policy without the need to further introspect a given stream. Further, by creating mappings of unique addresses and/or ports to flows, the network devices are able to enforce policy without needing to coordinate with an edge node of the network at which the communication session terminates. Further, the techniques may include providing an SDN…

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTION OF NETWORK DEVICE DURING INCREASE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION

Granted: November 7, 2024
Application Number: 20240369985
In one embodiment, a method includes initiating a protection mode at a network device having a protective cover installed to filter airflow entering a network device, reducing one or more of a fan speed, processing functions, or power at the network device, exiting the protection mode upon removal of the protective cover from the network device, and increasing one or more of the fan speed, the processing functions, or the power to resume normal operation at the network device.

ENHANCED MULTI-LINK OPERATION (MLO) FOR CLIENT DISTRESS OPERATION

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240365198
Enhanced Multi-Link Operation (MLO) for client distress operation may be provided. It may be determined that a client device is approaching an edge of a cell. A list of Access Points (APs) that the client device may hear may then be received from the client device. Next, a plurality of APs may be selected from the list. Then a rescue channel to be used by the plurality of APs may be orchestrated. The client device may then be caused to transmit on the rescue channel to the plurality of…

WAVEGUIDE INTEGRATED PHOTODIODE

Granted: October 31, 2024
Application Number: 20240361523
In part, in one aspect, the disclosure relates to a photodiode. The photodiode may include a substrate; a semiconductor layer comprising an semiconductor material, the semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and in communication with at least a region of the substrate, the semiconductor layer having a first side, a second side, and an upper surface, the semiconductor layer having a height; a semiconductor structure partially disposed on the upper surface, the semiconductor…

POWER INSENSITIVE STABLE ISOLATOR WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXER

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240353623
Disclosed is an apparatus, including an isolator wavelength division multiplexer (IWDM). A signal-fiber is optically coupled to a first side of the WDM-Isolator core. The signal-fiber is configured to propagate signal light. A pump-fiber defines an expanded tip optically coupled to the WDM-Isolator core. The pump-fiber is configured to propagate pump light. A common-fiber is optically coupled to the WDM-Isolator core. The common-fiber is configured to propagate a combination of the…

TRACKING COMPUTER DEVICES IN EXTENDED DETECTION AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240356958
This disclosure describes techniques for mapping local device identifiers used in monitoring data from different sources to a common global identifier to enable correlation of monitoring events related to the same device. The techniques can be used in the context of an Extended Detection and Response (XDR) system architecture for advanced threat detection and response in a computer system. In some cases, the XDR system ingests security data from various monitoring components like…

COORDINATED MONITORING OF HETEROGENEOUS DOMAINS IN EXTENDED DETECTION AND RESPONSE (XDR) SYSTEMS

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240356950
A method may include receiving, by a processor, first monitoring data from a first monitoring component and second monitoring data from a second monitoring component. The method may further include determining, by the processor, that the first monitoring data represents a first activity pattern of a computing entity in a first period. The method may further include determining, by the processor, that the second monitoring data represents a second activity pattern of the computing entity…

ASYNCHRONOUS DATA PROCESSING IN EXTENDED DETECTION AND RESPONSE SYSTEMS

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240356949
This disclosure describes techniques for mapping local device identifiers used in monitoring data from different sources to a common global identifier to enable correlation of monitoring events related to the same device. The techniques can be used in the context of an Extended Detection and Response (XDR) system architecture for advanced threat detection and response in a computer system. In some cases, the XDR system ingests security data from various monitoring components like…

ENERGY SAVINGS THROUGH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF LINK SPEED

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240356827
Energy savings through adjustment of link speed may be provided. A utilization of a port may be monitored. The port may be configured to run at a plurality of speeds. Based on monitoring the utilization of the port, it may be determined that the utilization of the port has dropped, for a first predetermined time period, below a supported speed lower than a current port speed. Energy consumed by the port may be lowered, in response to determining that the utilization of the port has…

PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR EXTENDED DETECTION AND RESPONSE (XDR) SYSTEMS

Granted: October 24, 2024
Application Number: 20240354399
A method may include receiving monitoring data including a first monitoring event, a second monitoring event, and a third monitoring event associated with a computing system. The method may further include may determining, by a first predictive model, that the first and the second monitoring events are security-related while the third monitoring event is not security-related, a first feature set for the first monitoring event, and a second feature set for the second monitoring event. The…