Patents by Inventor Mark Grayson

Mark Grayson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11019564
    Abstract: Roaming Consortium Identifier (RCOI)-based handling of identity requirements may be provided. First, an access device may advertise an identifier. The identifier may identify a roaming federation and an identity type used by a service provider in order to provide service by the access device. Next, a request to associate with the access device may be received from a user device. The request may be compliant with the identity type advertised in the identifier. The user device may then be associated with the access device in response to receiving the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Jerome Henry, Malcolm Muir Smith, Bart A. Brinckman
  • Publication number: 20210152513
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide multipath mobility via Domain Name System-as-an-Authoritative Source (DNS-AS) techniques. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a multipath policy decision element, a plurality of multipath policy recommendations for an application, wherein the plurality of multipath policy recommendations are obtained from one or more multipath policy recommendation elements; combining the plurality of multipath policy recommendations to generate a policy enforcement decision, wherein the policy enforcement decision identifies, at least in part, one or more network paths that are to be utilized for one or more packet flows associated with the application, wherein each of the one or more network paths is associated with an access type; and enforcing the policy enforcement decision for one or more packet flows associated with the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Oliver James Bull, Louis Gwyn Samuel, Srinath Gundavelli
  • Patent number: 11006266
    Abstract: In one example, a server obtains, from a device having an embedded Subscriber Identification Module (eSIM), a unique identifier of the eSIM. The server validates the device based on the unique identifier of the eSIM. The server provides, to the device, a unique credential for a profile of the eSIM. The profile of the eSIM corresponds to a network of an enterprise. The server provides, to a credential database, the unique credential for the profile of the eSIM. The credential database including the unique credential for the profile of the eSIM indicates that the device is permitted to access the network of the enterprise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Anand Oswal, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Rajesh S. Pazhyannur, Mark Grayson
  • Publication number: 20210136583
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide open access in a neutral host environment. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a mobility management node of a neutral host network, a network connectivity request from a user equipment, wherein the network connectivity request comprises an indication of a preferred service provider to which the user equipment is to be connected; determining, by the mobility management node, that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network; based on determining that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network, establishing secure communications for the user equipment, wherein the secure communications are established for the user equipment without authenticating an identity of user equipment; and providing network connectivity between the user equipment and the preferred service provider upon establishing the secure communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Srinath Gundavelli, Vimal Srivastava, Mark Grayson, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Anand Oswal
  • Publication number: 20210120000
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein enable controlling access to networks. In various implementations, a method of controlling access to a network is performed by a computing device including one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining an indication that a mobile device having access to a first network utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT) has requested access to a second network utilizing a second RAT. In some implementations, the method includes determining whether the access to the first network satisfies an authentication criterion associated with the second network. In some implementations, the method includes granting the mobile device access to the second network in response to determining that the access to the first network satisfies the authentication criterion associated with the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Gangadharan Byju Pularikkal, Mark Grayson, Santosh Ramrao Patil, Jerome Henry, Bart Brinckman, Mark Allen Webb
  • Publication number: 20210112126
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes: transmitting a message to a first end point that includes an instruction to initiate a communication type, wherein the communication type includes sharing a randomization token between the first and second end points; obtaining a first communication report from the first end point and a second communication report from the second end point in response to initialization of a communication based on the communication type between the first end point and the second end point across the network, wherein the first and second communication reports respectively include a first and second hash that corresponds to a function of the randomization token and identity information; determining whether the first hash matches the second hash; generating a value that correlates the first and second end points with the communication across the network in response to determining that the first hash matches the second hash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Jerome Henry
  • Publication number: 20210092645
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide traffic steering and policy combining in a mobile network. In one example, a method includes combining, by a policy function of a network, a user equipment (UE) access policy comprising UE access rules obtained from a UE with a network-based access policy associated with the network to generate a combined access policy, the combined access policy comprising combined access rules; communicating the combined access rules to the UE via a message, wherein the message comprises an indication that indicates that the UE is not allowed to override the combined access rules with the UE access rules; and communicating the combined access rules to a user plane function handling traffic for the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Louis Gwyn Samuel
  • Publication number: 20210084658
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for radio resource management in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network include one or more CBRS devices (CBSDs) which can obtain a group type associated with the CBSDs and their associated Radio Environment Map (REM) reports of one or more frequency channels of the CBRS network. The group type and the REM reports may be provided to a Self-Organizing Network (SON) manager of the CBRS network, where the SON manager may determine and provide to the CBSDs, one or more of a channel utilization information, transmission power, or mobility load management information for the CBSD, based on the group type and the REM reports.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Akram Sheriff, Santosh Ramrao Patil, Gangadharan Byju Pularikkal, Mark Grayson
  • Publication number: 20210076215
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to a system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for confirming the identities of devices requesting roaming access on a network by authoritative identity providers and proxies for authoritative identity providers. The technology can, in response to a receipt of a request from a device for roaming access, connect to an identity entity at an address by a network access provider, wherein the request for roaming access identifies an authoritative identity provider host name; receive a certificate from the identity entity; and determine, using the certificate, whether the identity entity is an authoritative identity provider or a proxy for an authoritative identity provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Mark Grayson
  • Patent number: 10931760
    Abstract: A method includes transmitting a message to a first end point that includes an instruction to initiate a communication type in which the communication type includes sharing a randomization token between the first and a second end point. The method further includes obtaining a first communication report from the first end point and a second communication report from the second end point in response to initialization of a communication based on the communication type in which the first and second communication reports respectively include a first and second hash that corresponds to a function of the randomization token and identity information. The method further includes determining whether the first hash matches the second hash and generating a value that correlates the first and second end points with the communication across the network in response to determining that the first hash matches the second hash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Jerome Henry
  • Publication number: 20210037454
    Abstract: Dynamic roaming partner prioritization based on service quality feedback may be provided. First, a server associated with an enterprise may receive performance data and location data for each of a plurality of service provider networks from a plurality of end use devices associated with the enterprise. Next, the server may assign a ranking to a plurality of service providers by location based upon information. The information may comprise the received performance data and the location data corresponding to each of the plurality of service provider networks. The server may then push the ranking to a first end use device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Gundavelli, Indermeet Singh Gandhi, Mark Grayson
  • Patent number: 10911453
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein enable controlling access to networks. In various implementations, a method of controlling access to a network is performed by a computing device including one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining an indication that a mobile device having access to a first network utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT) has requested access to a second network utilizing a second RAT. In some implementations, the method includes determining whether the access to the first network satisfies an authentication criterion associated with the second network. In some implementations, the method includes granting the mobile device access to the second network in response to determining that the access to the first network satisfies the authentication criterion associated with the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Gangadharan Byju Pularikkal, Mark Grayson, Santosh Ramrao Patil, Jerome Henry, Bart Brinckman, Mark Allen Webb
  • Patent number: 10911475
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein enable identifying anomalies in a network. For example, in various implementations, a method of identifying anomalies in a network is performed by a network node. In various implementations, the network node includes one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory. In various implementations, the method includes generating a characteristic indicator that characterizes a device type based on communications associated with a first device of the device type. In various implementations, the method includes determining, based on communications associated with the first device, a performance indicator that indicates a performance of the first device. In various implementations, the method includes synthesizing an anomaly indicator as a function of the performance indicator in relation to the characteristic indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Santosh Ramrao Patil, Gangadharan Byju Pularikkal
  • Patent number: 10880862
    Abstract: Paging for converged enterprise private Long-term Evolution (LTE) radio service and Wi-Fi access deployments may be provided. First, a notification in response to a User Equipment (UE) device being determined to be in an idle state may be received at a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) controller. A Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Access Point (AP) to page in order to place the UE in a connected state may then be determined. Next, a paging request may be sent to the determined CBRS AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Vimal Srivastava, Srinath Gundavelli, Shree Murthy, Sonal Chhabria
  • Patent number: 10880748
    Abstract: Techniques are described to provide open access in a neutral host environment. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a mobility management node of a neutral host network, a network connectivity request from a user equipment, wherein the network connectivity request comprises an indication of a preferred service provider to which the user equipment is to be connected; determining, by the mobility management node, that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network; based on determining that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network, establishing secure communications for the user equipment, wherein the secure communications are established for the user equipment without authenticating an identity of user equipment; and providing network connectivity between the user equipment and the preferred service provider upon establishing the secure communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Gundavelli, Vimal Srivastava, Mark Grayson, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Anand Oswal
  • Patent number: 10848958
    Abstract: Profile prioritization in a roaming consortium environment may be provided. First, a client device may initiate a network discovery with a network device. Next, the client device may receive in response to initiating the network discovery, a response. The response may comprise an organization identifier and a plurality of response access identifiers corresponding to the organization identifier. A one of the plurality of response access identifiers may be labeled as preferred. Then the client device may determine to access the network based on the organization identifier. The client device may then select, from a plurality of profiles, a profile for accessing the network. The selected profile may have a profile access identifier corresponding to the one of the plurality of response access identifiers labeled as preferred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Bart A. Brinckman, Jerome Henry, Desmond Joseph O'Connor, Simon Dyke
  • Patent number: 10848955
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing wireless network connectivity using a distributed mobility management functionality. In one example, each of a plurality of on-premise access points co-locate a mobility management functionality and a packet routing and forwarding functionality. Each of the plurality of on-premise access points obtain, from user equipment, a request to wirelessly connect to the on-premise access point. Each of the plurality of on-premise access points provide the user equipment with wireless network connectivity using the co-located mobility management functionality and the packet routing and forwarding functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rajesh S. Pazhyannur, Irfan Ali, Mark Grayson
  • Publication number: 20200344717
    Abstract: Paging for converged enterprise private Long-term Evolution (LTE) radio service and Wi-Fi access deployments may be provided. First, a notification in response to a User Equipment (UE) device being determined to be in an idle state may be received at a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) controller. A Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) Access Point (AP) to page in order to place the UE in a connected state may then be determined. Next, a paging request may be sent to the determined CBRS AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Grayson, Vimal Srivastava, Srinath Gundavelli, Shree Murthy, Sonal Chhabria
  • Publication number: 20200344675
    Abstract: Dynamic roaming partner prioritization based on service quality feedback may be provided. First, a server associated with an enterprise may receive performance data and location data for each of a plurality of service provider networks from a plurality of end use devices associated with the enterprise. Next, the server may assign a ranking to a plurality of service providers by location based upon information. The information may comprise the received performance data and the location data corresponding to each of the plurality of service provider networks. The server may then push the ranking to a first end use device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Gundavelli, Indermeet Singh Gandhi, Mark Grayson
  • Patent number: 10813042
    Abstract: Dynamic roaming partner prioritization based on service quality feedback may be provided. First, a server associated with an enterprise may receive performance data and location data for each of a plurality of service provider networks from a plurality of end use devices associated with the enterprise. Next, the server may assign a ranking to a plurality of service providers by location based upon information. The information may comprise the received performance data and the location data corresponding to each of the plurality of service provider networks. The server may then push the ranking to a first end use device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinath Gundavelli, Indermeet Singh Gandhi, Mark Grayson