Prioritizing wireless access technologies in an enterprise fabric

    公开(公告)号:US11785493B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US17443301

    申请日:2021-07-23

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0226 H04L12/4633 H04W84/12 H04W88/08

    Abstract: An enterprise network may receive a WiFi packet associated with a 5G service (or other type of service) at an access point (AP) in the enterprise network. The enterprise network determines whether the WiFi packet satisfies a first-packet policy associated with the 5G service, where the first-packet policy controls access to a tunnel for traversing the enterprise network to reach the 5G service. If the packet satisfies the policy, the enterprise network queries a map server to identify a location of a 5G border in the enterprise network that is connected to the 5G service. The enterprise network can transmit the WiFi packet on the tunnel with priority to meet SLA using the location of the 5G border.

    Fast roaming with shared services in enterprise fabric based networks

    公开(公告)号:US10798195B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US15834341

    申请日:2017-12-07

    Abstract: The embodiments herein push notifications to network devices used by a shared service to which a roaming host in a network fabric is subscribed. For example, a network fabric controller can access a VN policy table which stores the relationships between the virtual networks in the network fabric. Using this table, the controller can identify what shared service VNs (i.e., extranets) can communicate with the host's VN. The controller can push out notifications to the network devices used by the shared service VNs to store the new location of the host. That is, the network devices that locally store a location of the host can update their routing caches to point to the new location of the host. In this manner, the network fabric can reduce the time needed to reconverge on the new location of the host by updating the network devices used by the shared service VNs.

    Prioritizing wireless access technologies in an enterprise fabric

    公开(公告)号:US12114198B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US18359392

    申请日:2023-07-26

    CPC classification number: H04W28/0226 H04L12/4633 H04W84/12 H04W88/08

    Abstract: An enterprise network may receive a WiFi packet associated with a 5G service (or other type of service) at an access point (AP) in the enterprise network. The enterprise network determines whether the WiFi packet satisfies a first-packet policy associated with the 5G service, where the first-packet policy controls access to a tunnel for traversing the enterprise network to reach the 5G service. If the packet satisfies the policy, the enterprise network queries a map server to identify a location of a 5G border in the enterprise network that is connected to the 5G service. The enterprise network can transmit the WiFi packet on the tunnel with priority to meet SLA using the location of the 5G border.

    Mechanism and procedures for multi-domain enterprise fabric domain federations

    公开(公告)号:US11563682B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-24

    申请号:US17180090

    申请日:2021-02-19

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally includes a first edge (E) node in a network receiving an encapsulated data packet, wherein the encapsulated data packet comprises an outer header and a data packet, wherein the outer header comprises a first router locator (RLOC) corresponding to the first E node, wherein the data packet comprises an internet protocol (IP) header, and wherein the IP header comprises a destination endpoint identification (EID) corresponding to a host H. The first E node determines whether the host H is attached to the first E node. And in response to the first E node determining the host is attached to the first E node, the first E node forwards the data packet to the host H. The first E node receives a message from another node after the host H detaches from the first E node and reattaches to another E node, wherein the message comprises the destination EID.

    Fabric aware smart client steering for service provider Wi-Fi networks

    公开(公告)号:US10659953B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US15867547

    申请日:2018-01-10

    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe pruning a neighbor list sent to a client device using a predefined assignment corresponding to an AP or the client device which can reduce the time required for the client device to roam between APs in a WLAN deployment. The pruned neighbor list serves as a Wi-Fi client steering mechanism to affect which AP the client device chooses when roaming. In one embodiment, a controller uses information regarding fabric nodes in the backend infrastructure to prune the neighbor list to include only the APs that are assigned to the same fabric node as the current AP. In another embodiment, the controller considers a service provider corresponding to the client device when pruning the neighbor lists. The list may include only the neighboring APs assigned to provide Wi-Fi access for the same service provider.

    Security association and location mapping decoupling in overlay networks

    公开(公告)号:US10541919B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US16141123

    申请日:2018-09-25

    Abstract: A first map request message is sent from a source network device to a mapping network device to determine a destination network device associated with a destination endpoint device and a security association between the source network device and the destination network device. A first response message is received at the source network device that includes data indicating a mapping between the destination network device and the destination endpoint device and data indicating a security association between the source network device and the destination network device. The data is stored at the source network device. A second map request message is sent from the source network device to the mapping network device to update the data indicative of the mapping or the security association. A second response message is received at the source network device from the mapping network device.

    Mechanism and procedures for multi-domain enterprise fabric domain federations

    公开(公告)号:US10944672B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US16725146

    申请日:2019-12-23

    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method generally includes a first edge (E) node in a network receiving an encapsulated data packet, wherein the encapsulated data packet comprises an outer header and a data packet, wherein the outer header comprises a first router locator (RLOC) corresponding to the first E node, wherein the data packet comprises an internet protocol (IP) header, and wherein the IP header comprises a destination endpoint identification (EID) corresponding to a host H. The first E node determines whether the host H is attached to the first E node. And in response to the first E node determining the host is attached to the first E node, the first E node forwards the data packet to the host H. The first E node receives a message from another node after the host H detaches from the first E node and reattaches to another E node, wherein the message comprises the destination EID.

    Security association and location mapping decoupling in overlay networks

    公开(公告)号:US10917343B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-09

    申请号:US16709310

    申请日:2019-12-10

    Abstract: A first map request message is sent from a source network device to a mapping network device to determine a destination network device associated with a destination endpoint device and a security association between the source network device and the destination network device. A first response message is received at the source network device that includes data indicating a mapping between the destination network device and the destination endpoint device and data indicating a security association between the source network device and the destination network device. The data is stored at the source network device. A second map request message is sent from the source network device to the mapping network device to update the data indicative of the mapping or the security association. A second response message is received at the source network device from the mapping network device.

    Dynamic host configuration across multiple sites in software defined access networks

    公开(公告)号:US10812446B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US16518896

    申请日:2019-07-22

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for dynamic host configuration across multiple sites in software defined networks, by: receiving, from a host, a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) discover message at an edge network device of a site; adding to the DHCP discover message a sender border network device IP (Internet Protocol) address for a border network device of the site; transmitting the DHCP discover message, from the border network device to a DHCP server located externally of the site to instruct the DHCP server to return a DHCP offer packet including a destination border network device IP address for a destination border network device of a destination site; receiving the DHCP offer packet; and in response to determining that the destination border network device IP address matches the sender border network device IP address, forwarding the DHCP offer packet to the edge network device to perform DHCP forwarding.

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