Invention Application
- Patent Title: IMPLEMENTING SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS IN AN IDENTITY FEDERATION
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Application No.: US17148146Application Date: 2021-01-13
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Publication No.: US20220141714A1Publication Date: 2022-05-05
- Inventor: Malcolm M. SMITH , Jerome HENRY , Mark GRAYSON , Robert E. BARTON , Bart A. BRINCKMAN
- Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: H04W28/24
- IPC: H04W28/24 ; H04W8/22 ; H04W12/06 ; H04W12/69

Abstract:
Embodiments herein describe techniques for dynamically negotiating an SLA between a roaming device and a VN in an identity federation. Instead of an IDP having to individually negotiate with a VN to decide on an SLA before a user device roams to the VN, the parties can dynamically negotiate the SLA after the user device has detected the VN (but before the device is permitted to connect or associate with the VN). In one embodiment, when a roaming user device comes within wireless range of a VN, the roaming device receives an advertisement from the VN that indicates the current SLA (or SLAs) offered by the VN. The roaming device can compare this offered SLA to a stored SLA in an identity profile the device received from the IDP to determine whether to accept the offer. In another embodiment, the SLA is instead negotiated between VN and the IDP.
Public/Granted literature
- US11627498B2 Implementing service level agreements in an identity federation Public/Granted day:2023-04-11
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