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Cisco Technology, Inc. patent applications on March 6th, 2025

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Patent Applications by Cisco Technology, Inc. on March 6th, 2025

Cisco Technology, Inc.: 30 patent applications

Cisco Technology, Inc. has applied for patents in the areas of H04L9/40 (4), H04W28/02 (3), H04L47/2441 (3), H04M3/56 (2), H04L47/2483 (2) H04L47/2441 (2), H04W76/10 (2), G06F11/0793 (1), H04L63/1433 (1), H04W74/0816 (1)

With keywords such as: network, device, data, based, information, access, user, audio, techniques, and methods in patent application abstracts.



Patent Applications by Cisco Technology, Inc.

20250077337. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING SHELF-LIFE OF ISSUE DETECTED USING DIGITIZED INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Donald M. Allen of Colorado Springs CO (US) for cisco technology, inc., Dmitry Goloubew of Waterloo (BE) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/07

CPC Code(s): G06F11/0793



Abstract: methods are provided for determining decay rates and/or shelf-lives of intellectual capital (ic) detected issues for only performing actions for expired or about to expire ic detected issues. specifically, the methods involve performing one or more data collections that include data relating to one or more of a configuration of a computing system or an operation of the computing system and detecting an issue in the computing system based on the data. the issue relates to an anomaly in one or more of the configuration of the computing system or the operation of the computing system. the methods further involve determining a shelf-life for the issue, where the shelf-life indicates an estimated duration of the issue existing in the computing system before redetecting whether the issue is still present and adjusting a next data collection of the one or more data collections based on the shelf-life of the issue.


20250077380. MODEL DRIVEN AGENTS FOR SYNTHETIC MONITORING_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Mahesh Shivajirao KANOTE of BENGALURU (IN) for cisco technology, inc., Manoj Kumar GOYAL of BENGALURU (IN) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F11/34

CPC Code(s): G06F11/3409



Abstract: according to embodiments of the disclosure, an example method herein may comprise: receiving, by a device, a model defining a configuration of synthetic monitoring operations to be performed by the synthetic agent; converting, by the device, the model into code to be utilized by the synthetic agent to perform the synthetic monitoring operations; transforming, by the device, results from a performance of the synthetic monitoring operations into transformed results in a common data format; and providing, by the device, the transformed results to a datastore.


20250077562. CREATING EXPLAINABLE SUMMARIES OF TEXT DOCUMENTS WITH CONTROLLABLE LEVELS OF DETAIL_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Jayanth Srinivasa of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Ali Payani of Santa Clara CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Ramana Rao V. R. Kompella of Foster City CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F16/34, G06F16/338, G06F40/106, G06F40/289

CPC Code(s): G06F16/345



Abstract: in one implementation, a device receives relevancy parameters from a user interface indicative of how relevant different portions of a text document are to a user. the device segments the text document into segments based on the relevancy parameters. the device generates a summary of the text document using the segments. the device provides, to the user interface, the summary of the text document and an indication of how much each of the segments contributed to the summary.


20250077691. DETECTING SENSITIVE INFORMATION IN IMAGES_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Robert Armstrong Hanton of Rickmansworth (GB) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): G06F21/62, G06N7/01

CPC Code(s): G06F21/6209



Abstract: a method of controlling the dissemination of sensitive information appearing in an image to be sent via electronic communication. the method includes determining a probability that an image selected to be sent with an electronic message includes sensitive information, and in response to the probability exceeding a predetermined threshold, applying a control measure to the image.


20250077859. VIDEO RETRIEVAL BASED CONTEXTUALIZED LEARNING_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Pengfei Sun of Reno NV (US) for cisco technology, inc., Qihong Shao of Clyde Hill WA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): G06N3/08, G06N3/0455

CPC Code(s): G06N3/08



Abstract: methods are provided for generating distilled multimedia data sets tailored to user's persona and/or task(s) to be performed associated with an enterprise network and enable interactive contextual learning using a multi-modal knowledge graph. methods involve obtaining multimedia data from one or more data sources related to operation or configuration of an enterprise network and determining context for generating a distilled multimedia data set based on at least one of user input and user persona. the methods further involve generating, based on the context, the distilled multimedia data set that includes a set of multimedia slices generated from the multimedia data using a multi-modal knowledge graph. the multi-modal knowledge graph is generated using a graph neural network and indicates relationships among a plurality of slices of the multimedia data. the methods further involve providing the distilled multimedia data set for performing one or more actions associated with the enterprise network.


20250080216. WIRELESS DIGITAL NETWORK USING NEAR VERTICAL INCIDENCE SKYWAVE_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): David A. Maluf of Mountain View CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Pradeep K. Kathail of Los Altos CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Ashok Krishnaji Moghe of Pleasanton CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04B7/22, H04L5/00, H04W72/0453

CPC Code(s): H04B7/22



Abstract: in one embodiment, a gateway device communicates on a first digital computer network. the gateway device also communicates on a near vertical incident skywave area network using digital data encapsulated in analog ionospheric refracted signals. the gateway device further modulates signals between the first digital computer network and the near vertical incident skywave area network based on dynamic channel selection and multi-domain multiplexing.


20250080231. COHERENT OPTICS CHANNEL DISCOVERY AND PROGRAMMABILITY FOR OPTICAL NETWORKS_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Randy Zhang of Manassas VA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Stefano Binetti of Monza (MB) (IT) for cisco technology, inc., Dirk Schroetter of Frisco TX (US) for cisco technology, inc., Valerio Viscardi of Paderno Dugnano (MI) (IT) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04B10/572, H04B10/079

CPC Code(s): H04B10/572



Abstract: in one example embodiment, a wavelength of a first network node is identified for communication over a network with a second network node by sweeping wavelengths of the second network node. a wavelength of the second network node is adjusted based on the wavelength of the first network node to align wavelengths of the first network node and the second network node for communication.


20250080393. Method and System for Network Segmentation Using Safety Integrity Level (SIL)_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Swapna Anandan of Fremont CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Elango Ganesan of Portola Valley CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Flemming S Andreasen of Marlboro NJ (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L41/06, H04L67/12

CPC Code(s): H04L41/06



Abstract: embodiments relate to a method for enhancing and prioritizing operation technology (ot) control systems in a safety instrumented system (sis) environment by incorporating safety levels. the method includes receiving network packets associated with ot systems by network interface. from network packets, ot systems associated with safety integrity level (sil) values are identified. in response to identifying ot control systems associated with sil values, determining priority levels from sil values of ot systems. the method includes identifying, among ot control systems, network packets associated with a critical ot system associated with a sil value having a higher priority level. the critical ot system may be prioritized that comprises encoding the network packets of the critical ot system, with corresponding sil value. the prioritized critical ot system may be prioritized based on sil value and classified into a network group associated with a network tag to deliver traffic with higher priority.


20250080410. PERSONA-BASED MULTI-SCALE NETWORK RELATED DIGEST GENERATION_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Daniel Shan-Shea Chen of Potomac MD (US) for cisco technology, inc., Pengfei Sun of Reno NV (US) for cisco technology, inc., Qihong Shao of Clyde Hill WA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Gurvinder P. Singh of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L41/069, G06F40/166, G06F40/30, H04L41/0654, H04L41/16

CPC Code(s): H04L41/069



Abstract: methods are provided for generating digests of network-related notifications specifically tailored to user's personas and adaptable across multiple timescale frequencies. specifically, the methods involve obtaining user data of a user associated with an enterprise network and a plurality of network-related notifications. each of the plurality of network-related notifications relates to network operations or network configurations. the methods further involve determining a network persona of the user in a context of the enterprise network based on the user data and generating a digest of the plurality of network-related notifications based on the network persona. the digest includes a semantic summary for each of the plurality of network-related notifications that is specific to the network persona. the methods further involve providing the digest for performing one or more actions associated with the enterprise network.


20250080436. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK POLICY SIMULATION_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Sunil Kumar Gupta of Milpitas CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Navindra Yadav of Cupertino CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Michael Standish Watts of Mill Valley CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Ali Parandehgheibi of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Shashidhar Gandham of Fremont CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Ashutosh Kulshreshtha of Fremont CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Khawar Deen of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L43/045, G06F3/0482, G06F3/04842, G06F3/04847, G06F9/455, G06F16/11, G06F16/13, G06F16/16, G06F16/17, G06F16/174, G06F16/23, G06F16/2457, G06F16/248, G06F16/28, G06F16/29, G06F16/9535, G06F21/53, G06F21/55, G06F21/56, G06N20/00, G06N99/00, G06T11/20, H04J3/06, H04J3/14, H04L1/24, H04L7/10, H04L9/08, H04L9/32, H04L9/40, H04L41/046, H04L41/0668, H04L41/0803, H04L41/0806, H04L41/0816, H04L41/0893, H04L41/12, H04L41/16, H04L41/22, H04L43/02, H04L43/026, H04L43/04, H04L43/062, H04L43/08, H04L43/0805, H04L43/0811, H04L43/0829, H04L43/0852, H04L43/0864, H04L43/0876, H04L43/0882, H04L43/0888, H04L43/10, H04L43/106, H04L43/12, H04L43/16, H04L45/00, H04L45/302, H04L45/50, H04L45/74, H04L47/11, H04L47/20, H04L47/2441, H04L47/2483, H04L47/28, H04L47/31, H04L47/32, H04L61/5007, H04L67/01, H04L67/10, H04L67/1001, H04L67/12, H04L67/50, H04L67/51, H04L67/75, H04L69/16, H04L69/22, H04W72/54, H04W84/18

CPC Code(s): H04L43/045



Abstract: this disclosure generally relate to a method and system for network policy simulation in a distributed computing system. the present technology relates techniques that enable simulation of a new network policy with regard to its effects on the network data flow. by enabling a simulation data flow that is parallel and independent from the regular data flow, the present technology can provide optimized network security management with improved efficiency.


20250080454. USER EQUIPMENT ROUTE SELECTION POLICY FOR MULTI-LINK OPERATION OVER MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Sri Gundavelli of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Indermeet Singh Gandhi of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Arun G. Khanna of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L45/302, H04W40/12

CPC Code(s): H04L45/306



Abstract: the present disclosure is directed to a comprehensive route selection policy (ursp) based on wi-fi multi-link operation. in one aspect, a method includes identifying a user device connected to an enterprise network that provides network connectivity to user devices over multiple radio access technologies; receiving network capability information indicating that the user device is capable of a multi-link operation over a wi-fi network, the wi-fi network being one of the multiple radio access technologies; determining a ursp for the user device, wherein the ursp is a singular route selection policy for the user device to send and receive data over the multiple radio access technologies and defines, in part, a per-application traffic routing rule for routing a portion of traffic for an application used on the user device, over one of multiple links available on the wi-fi network; and transmitting the ursp to the user device.


20250080464. Sustainable Network-Wide Optimization Service_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Carlos Pignataro of Cary NC (US) for cisco technology, inc., Pascal Thubert of Roquefort les Pins (FR) for cisco technology, inc., Eric A. Voit of Bethesda MD (US) for cisco technology, inc., Nagendra Kumar Nainar of Morrisville NC (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L47/127, H04L47/2425

CPC Code(s): H04L47/127



Abstract: described herein are devices, systems, methods, and processes for optimizing network traffic distribution across multiple paths in a manner that is energy-efficient and environmental sustainability-aware. this may be achieved by leveraging time-series analytics and capacity planning based on seasonalities. data associated with the layer 3 topology of the network can be collected. bandwidth can be pre-reserved on an energy-aware traffic engineering tunnel. the time-series data can be used to build a capacity plan based on the seasonalities. nodes may be clustered based on usage patterns and network utilization seasonality. the data can be used to make decisions about when and where to combine or shut down paths for energy efficiency, while maintaining optimal network performance. a hysteresis mechanism may be incorporated to avoid oscillation when changing active links. power savings can be achieved by fully turning off or depowering certain network components when they are not needed.


20250080469. ENTERPRISE-FRIENDLY SCS POLICY VALIDATION_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Malcolm M. SMITH of Richardson TX (US) for cisco technology, inc., Brian D. HART of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Venkataprasad CHIRREDDY of Milpitas CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Sanjay K. KATABATHUNI of Fremont CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Binita GUPTA of San Diego CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L47/2441, H04L47/2425, H04L47/2483

CPC Code(s): H04L47/2441



Abstract: the present disclosure provides techniques for stream classification service (scs) policy validation for downlink and uplink traffic. a network device receives an scs request from an associated sta, which specifies one or more sets of tclas information for a data flow transmitted between the network device and the sta, each set of tclas information being accompanied by associated qos profile information for the data flow. the network device compares the sets of tclas information and associated qos profile information with one or more cached application profiles, and determines that there is no match. in response to the determination, the network device performs packet analysis and confirms that the sets of tclas information and associated qos profile information align with the type of service of the data flow under defined network polices. in response to the confirmation, the network device applies one or more treatments to the data flow.


20250080470. NEGOTIATION FOR QUALITY OF SERVICE TRAFFIC CLASSIFICATION AND POLICY SETTING FOR UPLINK AND DOWNLINK FLOWS_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Binita GUPTA of San Diego CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Malcolm M. SMITH of Richardson TX (US) for cisco technology, inc., Brian D. HART of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Venkataprasad CHIRREDDY of Milpitas CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L47/2441, H04W28/02

CPC Code(s): H04L47/2441



Abstract: the present disclosure provides techniques for qos negotiation for uplink and downlink traffic. a network device receives a stream classification service (scs) request from an associated station (sta). the scs request comprises one or more sets of traffic class (tclas) information and a preferred traffic identifier (tid) value for a data flow transmitted between the sta and the network device. the network device determines a type of service of the data flow by analyzing the one or more sets of tclas information. the network device confirms that the type of service does not align with the preferred tid value under one or more defined network policies. in response to the confirmation, the network device sends an scs response to the sta comprising adjustments of at least one of the one or more sets of tclas information or the preferred tid value to a new tid value.


20250080474. RESOURCE DEPLETION DETECTION AND NOTIFICATION IN AN ENTERPRISE FABRIC NETWORK_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Shree Narasimha Murthy of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Sanjay Kumar Hooda of Pleasanton CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Sonal Prem Kumar Chhabria of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L47/74, H04L41/0604, H04L47/80

CPC Code(s): H04L47/745



Abstract: techniques that include a network that is configured in the first mode of a reactive mode to respond to a client attempting to access an endpoint of the network by providing information to be sent to a map server and by checking whether at least an ip address associated with the client corresponds to a registration produced for the client by a wireless controller. further, the network is configured in a second mode of a proactive mode to determine based on a count maintained by a wireless controller of a number of client ip addresses whether to allow access or not to allow access to one or more clients to the network.


20250080530. Multi-Tenanted Authentication for Applications_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Marco Trinelli of Lausanne (CH) for cisco technology, inc., Mohamed Tahar Kedjour of Asnières-sur-Seine (FR) for cisco technology, inc., Jean Diaconu of Gaillard (FR) for cisco technology, inc., Márk Sági-Kazár of Gyömrö (HU) for cisco technology, inc., Sándor Szilárd Magyari of Budapest (HU) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L9/40

CPC Code(s): H04L63/0884



Abstract: in one embodiment, a method comprises accessing information associated with a user that is trying to login to an application, generating a first session identifier corresponding to the information, sending a first notification to an authentication client that the user is trying to login using an authentication service, receiving a first request from an authentication provider for authenticating a second session identifier, determining that the second session identifier is identical to the first session identifier by comparing the second session identifier with stored first session identifier, and causing the authentication provider to patch one or more authentication tokens with the information regarding the tenant, where the one or more authentication tokens are used for accessing the application.


20250080564. VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT BASED ON NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY CONTEXT_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Robert Edgar Barton of Richmond (CA) for cisco technology, inc., Bhavik Pradeep Shah of Parangipalya (IN) for cisco technology, inc., Indermeet Singh Gandhi of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Jerome Henry of Pittsboro NC (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L9/40

CPC Code(s): H04L63/1433



Abstract: provided herein are techniques to facilitate vulnerability management for one or more endpoint devices of a network based on network infrastructure security context. in one example, a computer-implemented method may include determining a base vulnerability score for a particular vulnerability that is detected for an endpoint device of an enterprise network; determining topology information for the endpoint device within the enterprise network; translating the particular vulnerability to triggering information; performing a comparison between the security policies for the one or more network security mechanisms of network security infrastructure and the triggering information to determine whether the endpoint device is protected from the particular vulnerability being triggered for the endpoint device; and generating an updated vulnerability score for the particular vulnerability by adjusting the base vulnerability score based on whether the endpoint device is protected from the particular vulnerability being triggered for the endpoint device.


20250080577. RETROSPECTIVE CAMPAIGN DETECTION, CATEGORIZATION, CLASSIFICATION, AND REMEDIATION_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Abhishek Singh of Morgan Hill CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Omid Mirzaei of Reston VA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L9/40

CPC Code(s): H04L63/1483



Abstract: this disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms to retroactively identifying, classifying, categorizing, and/or remediating campaigns by an email threat defense system. the described techniques may perform a time-series analysis on record data associated with emails and identify campaigns that have bypassed threat detection mechanisms. the described techniques may extract and correlate features of the record data in order to label and determine whether a campaign is malicious. where the email campaign is malicious, remedial action(s) can occur. accordingly, the described techniques may remediate false negatives in a network and improve network security.


20250080599. System and Method to Determine Communication Reciprocity For A Network Device_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Mattias Ahnoff of Fornebu (NO) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L65/75, G06V20/40, G06V40/10

CPC Code(s): H04L65/764



Abstract: a method to perform a videoconference event between a first network device and a second device may comprise detecting whether the first network device is transmitting first visual data and receiving second visual data from the second network device at the first network device. further, the method may comprise preventing the first network device from rendering the second visual data received from the second network device in response to detecting that the first network device is not transmitting the first visual data.


20250080615. Eventually-Consistent Message Delivery System for Edge Applications_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Andre Jean Marie Surcouf of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (FR) for cisco technology, inc., Trevor Adam Whinmill of Nuneaton (GB) for cisco technology, inc., Benjamin William Ryder of Lausanne (CH) for cisco technology, inc., Pablo Garcia del Valle of Chavannes-près-Renens (CH) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04L67/141, H04L67/10

CPC Code(s): H04L67/141



Abstract: in one embodiment, a method by a site router agent at an edge site includes receiving a first message from a message router at an edge backend, where a destination field of the first message includes a destination information, determining that the first message is destined to a first application instance by comparing a first unique identifying information associated with the first application instance with the destination information, storing the first message into a storage communicatively connected to the site router agent, establishing a network connection with the first application instance, and sending the first message to the first application instance upon establishing the network connection.


20250080656. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEAMLESS TELECONFERENCING_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Blazej Mróz of Warsaw (PL) for cisco technology, inc., Dror E. Maydan of Palo Alto CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Piotr B. Rozen of Gdansk (PL) for cisco technology, inc., Mihailo Kolundzija of Lausanne (CH) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04M3/56, H04R1/40, H04R3/00, H04R29/00

CPC Code(s): H04M3/56



Abstract: presented herein are techniques for seamless teleconferencing. a method can include selecting a first microphone for an audio call, the first microphone associated with a first device of multiple devices that are in proximity to one another and are each connected to the audio call. the method can further include selecting a first speaker for the audio call, the first speaker associated with one of the multiple devices. the method can further include inhibiting audio associated with all microphones and speakers associated with the multiple devices except for the first microphone and the first speaker. the method can further include switching to a second microphone associated with a second device of the multiple devices after a period of time by aligning audio streams of the first microphone and of the second microphone, inhibiting audio associated with the first microphone after the aligning, and enabling audio associated with the second microphone.


20250080694. AUDIO QUALITY MAPPING AND ORIENTATIONAL FEEDBACK IN VIDEO CONFERENCING_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Fergal Keating of Carlow (NO) for cisco technology, inc., Wayne Elmer MOOREFIELD, JR. of Apex NC (US) for cisco technology, inc., Bjorn WINSVOLD of Tranby (NO) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04N7/15, H04N7/14

CPC Code(s): H04N7/152



Abstract: in one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising: monitoring, by a device and during a video conferencing session in a video conferencing area, audio quality of audio collected from a subject participating in the video conferencing session; detecting, by the device and based on the audio quality, an audio quality issue for the audio collected from the subject; generating, by the device, an orientation instruction predicted to mitigate the audio quality issue based on an audio quality visualization map generated from historical audio quality data in the video conferencing area; and providing, by the device and during the video conferencing session, the orientation instruction to the subject.


20250080988. DETECTING MITM VIA FTM_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Domenico FICARA of Essertines-Sur-Yverdon (CH) for cisco technology, inc., Amine CHOUKIR of Ecublens (CH) for cisco technology, inc., Pascal THUBERT of Roquefort Les Pins (FR) for cisco technology, inc., Jerome HENRY of Pittsboro NC (US) for cisco technology, inc., Shree N. MURTHY of San Jose CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W12/128

CPC Code(s): H04W12/128



Abstract: techniques for detecting and/or confirming a man-in-the-middle (mitm) attack using fine timing measurement (ftm) are provided. in one aspect, a ftm exchange is initiated between a second station and a first station to detect or confirm a mitm attack in a network in which a mitm is positioned between the first station and a third station. the mitm attack is detected or confirmed, or both, based at least in part on ftm information determined during the ftm exchange.


20250081040. MULTI-LINK OPERATION LOAD BALANCING FOR A VIRTUAL ACCESS POINT_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Pascal Thubert of Roquefort les Pins (FR) for cisco technology, inc., Jerome HENRY of Pittsboro NC (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W28/086

CPC Code(s): H04W28/0862



Abstract: in one embodiment, a process determines wireless station (sta) load and schedule of two or more access point (ap) radios. the process then develops a coordination between the two or more access point radios to limit downtime for one or more multi-link wireless devices capable of multi-link operation (mlo) on two or more channels. the process further causes the one or more multi-link wireless devices to move between access point radios based on the wireless station load and schedule and according to the coordination.


20250081157. EMERGENCY RESPONSE (ER) SYSTEM FOR HYBRID WORK SOFTPHONE MOBILE DEVICES IN SDA/SDN FABRIC NETWORKS_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Prakash C. Jain of Fremont CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Aaditya Nitin Vadnere of Indore (IN) for cisco technology, inc., Parthiv Shah of Fremont CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W64/00, H04W28/02

CPC Code(s): H04W64/006



Abstract: techniques for identifying locations of network devices in a fabric network. the method includes a network controller and/or control plane of a network fabric coupled to an access switch at a software-defined access (sda) site. at least one mapping is registered at the sda site and sent with the location data from the access switch to the network controller. the network controller and/or control plane is configured to at least one of to learn, update, and publish location data of a destination address from at least one mapping received from the access switch by the location data being associated with a mapping at the sda site and destination address. the network controller identifies the location of the destination address from a received request based on associating the destination address with the location learned from the location data of at least one mapping that has been registered at the sda site.


20250081164. WIRELESS NETWORK CHANNEL USAGE_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Brian D. HART of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Malcolm M. SMITH of Richardson TX (US) for cisco technology, inc., Binita GUPTA of San Diego CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W72/02, H04W88/08

CPC Code(s): H04W72/02



Abstract: the present disclosure describes an access point that coordinates infrastructure and non-infrastructure communications. the access point includes one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. the one or more processors determine that access points of an extended service set are refraining from using a first channel and communicate, to a first device, a first beacon comprising a channel usage element indicating that the first channel is available for the first device to use to communicate directly with a second device.


20250081236. NARROWBAND BACKSCATTER DEVICE EXCITATION FOR MULTIPLE BACKSCATTER DEVICE SCHEDULING_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Matthew A. Silverman of Shaker Heights OH (US) for cisco technology, inc., Sivadeep Reddy Kalavakuru of Akron OH (US) for cisco technology, inc., Ardalan Alizadeh of Milpitas CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W74/08

CPC Code(s): H04W74/0816



Abstract: backscatter device (bkd) scheduling and, specifically, narrowband bkd excitation for multiple bkd scheduling may be provided. an ap may determine to transmit an excitation transmission to a plurality of bkds. the ap may determine a trigger frequency for each of the plurality of bkds, and the ap may transmit an excitation transmission comprising a plurality of excitation signals. each excitation signal may have a frequency corresponding to one of the trigger frequencies for the plurality of bkds. the plurality of excitation signals may be ordered for the plurality of bkds to perform backscattering (i) concurrently; (ii) staggered in a single transmit opportunity; or (iii) a combination of (i) and (ii).


20250081252. PAIRING AUDIO DEVICE(S) WITH AN ENDPOINT OVER A NETWORK_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Sigurd Klasson of Oslo (NO) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W76/10, H04M3/56

CPC Code(s): H04W76/10



Abstract: a first device determines, within an environment, a device type of a second device within the environment. the first device determines, based at least in part on the device type, to output first data via a speaker of the first device or a display of the first device. therein, the first device outputs of the first data via the speaker or the display, and receives, via a network, second data from the second device. the second data is associated with audio generated via a microphone of the second device or an input provided to an input component of the second device. the first data may determine a similarity between the first data and the second data, and based at least in part on the similarity, to pair the first device and the second device.


20250081256. MULTI-LINK PROCEDURE FOR PREMIUM LINK ACCESS_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Binita GUPTA of San Diego CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Malcolm M. SMITH of Richardson TX (US) for cisco technology, inc., Brian D. HART of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Venkataprasad CHIRREDDY of Milpitas CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W76/10, H04W28/02, H04W28/24

CPC Code(s): H04W76/10



Abstract: the present disclosure describes an access point that shifts data streams subject to qos requirements to links that are mapped to handle such traffic. the access point includes one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. the one or more processors determine, based on a first traffic identifier for a first data stream, that the first data stream is subject to qos requirements and in response to determining that the first data stream is subject to qos requirements, determine a first link that is mapped to the first traffic identifier. the one or more processors carry the first data stream on the first link.


20250081273. INHERITANCE BASED LINK ADDITION TO MULTI-LINK SETUP_simplified_abstract_(cisco technology, inc.)

Inventor(s): Binita GUPTA of San Diego CA (US) for cisco technology, inc., Brian D. HART of Sunnyvale CA (US) for cisco technology, inc.

IPC Code(s): H04W76/20, H04W76/11, H04W88/06

CPC Code(s): H04W76/20



Abstract: the present disclosure provides techniques for reducing signaling overhead in multi-link reconfiguration. a first mld generates a first profile for a first link, where the first profile comprises a plurality of parameter sets, each parameter set being allocated an element identifier and comprising a first value set relevant to an operation of the first link. the first mld generates a second profile for a second link, where one or more parameter sets that have a same value set as in the first profile are omitted, and, for each parameter set that has a different value set from the first profile, the element identifier and a second value set are incorporated into the second profile. the first mld generates a link reconfiguration frame including the first and second profiles, and sends the frame to a second mld.


Cisco Technology, Inc. patent applications on March 6th, 2025