Patents by Inventor Promode Nedungadi

Promode Nedungadi 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: 12107855
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network security involves determining whether a device connected to a network port of a switch of a network is a native device or a non-native device for the network and in response to determining whether the device is the native device or the non-native device for the network, performing native device authentication or non-native device authentication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Katukam, Promode Nedungadi, Avinash Kumar, Avoy Nanda
  • Patent number: 12101220
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of network device troubleshooting involves at a cloud server, assigning a troubleshooting task for troubleshooting a network device deployed at a customer site to an operator, at the cloud server, receiving data regarding an issue in the network device that is gathered by the operator at the customer site, and, at the cloud server, recommending a remedy action for the issue in the network device to the operator based on the data regarding the issue in the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam, Vijay Bollapragada, Arun Madupu, Sumanth Narayana Reddy, Ganesh Sathyanarayanan
  • Patent number: 12095758
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network device authentication involves using Remote Procedure Call (RPC) proxies of network devices of a network at a customer site, accessing identity certificates from Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) of the network devices, and using the RPC proxies, sequentially establishing Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections between the network devices to perform mutual authentication between the network devices based on the identity certificates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Steve Alexander, Avinash Kumar
  • Patent number: 12075382
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of network device deployment involves receiving an installation job at a mobile application of an installer device, using the mobile application, scanning a code of a network device at a customer location to obtain network device information, and sending the network device information and location information of the network device at the customer location to a cloud server for location specific configuration of the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Katukam, Steve Alexander, Vijay Bollapragada, Promode Nedungadi, Arun Madupu
  • Patent number: 11968081
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network device troubleshooting involves at a cloud server, connecting to a neighboring network device of a faulty network device, where the neighboring network device and the faulty network device are located within a network deployed at a customer site, and where the neighboring network device communicates with the faulty network device according to a short-range wireless communications protocol, and at the cloud server, performing a network device troubleshooting operation on the faulty network device using the neighboring network device as a proxy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NILE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Sumanth Narayana Reddy, Ganesh Sathyanarayanan
  • Patent number: 11902099
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatically building an internet protocol (IP) network involves at a first network element, obtaining a first IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, at the first network element, receiving a DHCP request from a second network element on an unnumbered interface of the first network element, and at the first network element, forwarding the DHCP request from the second network element to the DHCP server using the first IP address as a relay IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NILE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Venu Hemige, Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam
  • Patent number: 11902781
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves from a wireless sensor deployed at a customer site, connecting to a wireless access point (AP) deployed at the customer site and based on a private key stored in the wireless sensor, performing mutual authentication between the wireless sensor and an authentication server connected to the wireless AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: NILE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Gopal Raman, Suresh Katukam, Promode Nedungadi, Sathish Damodaran, Tjandra Trisno, Avinash Kumar, Steve Alexander
  • Patent number: 11895012
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for switch management involves connecting switches to form a switch ring, and within the switch ring, configuring each of the switches to participate equally in network communications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NILE GLOBAL, INC.
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam, Avoy Nanda
  • Patent number: 11863349
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network segmentation of a network deployed at a customer site involves establishing a tunnel between a network device of the network deployed at the customer site and a network port of a switch of the network deployed at the customer site, when a wired device is plugged into the network port of the switch, transmitting network traffic between the wired device and the network device through the tunnel, facilitating a security operation regarding the wired device, and based on a result of the security operation, performing a network segmentation operation regarding the wired device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Katukam, Promode Nedungadi, Shiv Mehra, Steve Alexander
  • Publication number: 20230396499
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatic Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) configuration involves at a first router, receiving OSPF communications from a second router and at the first router, deriving OSPF configuration for the first router based on the received OSPF communications to match OSPF configuration of the second router.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Siddhesh Dindorkar, Avoy Nanda, Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam, Venu Hemige
  • Patent number: 11811607
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of network device name management involves at a cloud server, determining a device name of a network device to be deployed at a customer site based on site survey result information of the customer site, at the cloud server, receiving network device information of the network device after the network device is deployed at the customer site, and at the cloud server, associating the device name of the network device with the network device information of the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Katukam, Promode Nedungadi, Arun Madupu, Vijay Bollapragada
  • Patent number: 11811556
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network traffic management of a network deployed at a customer site involves establishing a wired traffic overlay tunnel between an access switch (AS) of the network deployed at the customer site and a head end (HE) of the network deployed at the customer site, establishing a wireless traffic overlay tunnel between a wireless access point (AP) of the network deployed at the customer site and the HE of the network deployed at the customer site, and conveying network traffic associated with a network device through the wired traffic overlay tunnel or the wireless traffic overlay tunnel based on whether the network device connects to the network through a wired link or connects to the network wirelessly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Katukam, Promode Nedungadi, Steve Alexander, Sathish Damodaran
  • Publication number: 20230336426
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatically building an internet protocol (IP) network involves at a first network element, obtaining a first IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, at the first network element, receiving a DHCP request from a second network element on an unnumbered interface of the first network element, and at the first network element, forwarding the DHCP request from the second network element to the DHCP server using the first IP address as a relay IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Venu Hemige, Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam
  • Publication number: 20230300130
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network security involves determining whether a device connected to a network port of a switch of a network is a native device or a non-native device for the network and in response to determining whether the device is the native device or the non-native device for the network, performing native device authentication or non-native device authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Suresh Katukam, Promode Nedungadi, Avinash Kumar, Avoy Nanda
  • Publication number: 20230300108
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for communications involves establishing a tunnel connection between a switch of a network and a gateway of the network and in response to a communications device connecting to a network port of the switch, conducting data traffic involving the communications device through the tunnel connection between the switch and the gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Avoy Nanda, Venu Hemige, Steve Alexander, Suresh Katukam
  • Publication number: 20230246948
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for switch management involves connecting switches to form a switch ring, and within the switch ring, configuring each of the switches to participate equally in network communications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam, Avoy Nanda
  • Patent number: 11716255
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of network deployment involves at a cloud server, receiving network device information of a network device when the network device is connected into a network, and at the cloud server, automatically performing network topology deviation detection for the network device based on a planned network design, the network device information, and port type information of a network port of the network device through which the network device is connected to the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam, Ganesh Sundaram
  • Publication number: 20230231771
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of network deployment involves at a cloud server, receiving network device information of a network device when the network device is connected into a network, and at the cloud server, automatically performing network topology deviation detection for the network device based on a planned network design, the network device information, and port type information of a network port of the network device through which the network device is connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Suresh Katukam, Ganesh Sundaram
  • Publication number: 20230231763
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network device troubleshooting involves at a cloud server, connecting to a neighboring network device of a faulty network device, where the neighboring network device and the faulty network device are located within a network deployed at a customer site, and where the neighboring network device communicates with the faulty network device according to a short-range wireless communications protocol, and at the cloud server, performing a network device troubleshooting operation on the faulty network device using the neighboring network device as a proxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Sumanth Narayana Reddy, Ganesh Sathyanarayanan
  • Publication number: 20230231842
    Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network device authentication involves using Remote Procedure Call (RPC) proxies of network devices of a network at a customer site, accessing identity certificates from Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) of the network devices, and using the RPC proxies, sequentially establishing Transport Layer Security (TLS) connections between the network devices to perform mutual authentication between the network devices based on the identity certificates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Steve Alexander, Avinash Kumar