Swapna Anandan

US Patent:

20230081990, Mar 16, 2023

Filed:

Nov 22, 2022

Appl. No.:

18/057810

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Robert Edgar BARTON - Richmond, CA
Elango GANESAN - Palo Alto CA, US
Swapna ANANDAN - Fremont CA, US
Jerome HENRY - Pittsboro NC, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04W 48/16
H04W 48/18
H04W 84/12
H04W 8/18
H04W 12/06
H04W 36/14

Abstract:

Automatic onboarding of a device onto a cellular network may be provided through a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Subsequent to a device connecting to a first network (e.g., the WLAN), information associated with the device and the first network may be received. One or more tags may be generated and an intent profile may be defined for the device based on the received information, where the intent profile may indicate at least a second network (e.g., the cellular network) that the device is enabled to connect with and one or more policies associated with the connection. The tags and intent profile may be transmitted to a service provider platform, and an onboarding profile template identified using the tags and the intent profile may be received from the service provider platform. The onboarding profile template may be provided to the device to enable connection to the second network.

US Patent:

20200412880, Dec 31, 2020

Filed:

Sep 16, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/022724

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Swapna Anandan - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 15/00
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, and systems for the process-efficient generation of data records for data communications involving groups or aggregates of user equipment (UE), such as IoT devices, are described. In one illustrative example, for each one of a plurality of UEs associated with a group or aggregation identifier (ID), a request which includes data indicative of a network resource usage event of the UE is received and the data are stored in association with the group or aggregation ID. In response to identifying a predetermined condition, the data indicative of the network resource usage events associated with the group or aggregation ID are aggregated, and a request for generating a data record based on the aggregated data is sent to a data function for generating the data record. The generated data record (e.g. a CDR) may be stored for subsequent retrieval for reporting, analysis, network/communications management, or billing.

US Patent:

20200396298, Dec 17, 2020

Filed:

Aug 27, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/004525

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Ian McDowell Campbell - Littleton CO, US
Swapna Anandan - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04W 4/08
H04W 8/18
H04L 12/24
H04L 29/12
H04W 4/50

Abstract:

In one illustrated example, automated or semi-automated system operations for Massive IoT (MIoT) deployment may involve the automatic assignment of external IDs, subscriber IDs (e.g. IMSIs), and mobile network IDs (e.g. MSISDNs) to IoT devices of a group, followed by the provisioning of assigned identities at the relevant network nodes and the IoT devices themselves. The process may continue seamlessly with network slice orchestration for the creation of a network slice instance (NSI) and the provisioning of its associated Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) and NSI ID at the relevant network nodes. Network Slice Selection Policies (NSSP) may be derived and sent to a policy function and subsequently to IoT devices of the group. Signaling efficiency may be achieved by performing operations on a group basis.

US Patent:

20200322280, Oct 8, 2020

Filed:

Jun 22, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/908466

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Jeslin Antony PUTHENPARAMBIL - San Jose CA, US
Swapna ANANDAN - Fremont CA, US
Binod ROAY - Fremont CA, US
Vivek DATAR - Cupertino CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/873
H04L 12/801
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/24
H04W 24/08
H04W 40/02

Abstract:

Techniques for interface bandwidth management. A wired interface bandwidth is configured for a wired interface of a router. A cellular interface bandwidth is configured for a cellular interface of cellular interfaces of the router. The cellular interface bandwidth includes an uplink bandwidth. One or more instantaneous uplink throughput values for the cellular interface are determined based on one or more uplink throughput per resource block values for the cellular interface. A predicted average uplink throughput for the cellular interface is determined based on the one or more instantaneous uplink throughput values. The uplink bandwidth is dynamically adjusted based on the predicted average uplink throughput determined for the cellular interface of the router.

US Patent:

20200228986, Jul 16, 2020

Filed:

Jul 2, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/459911

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Swapna Anandan - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04W 12/08
H04W 12/06
H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06
H04W 12/00
H04W 8/20

Abstract:

A Unified Data Repository (UDR) proxy obtains first subscriber data from a first UDR of a first network operator, second subscriber data from a second UDR of a second network operator, and third subscriber data from a third UDR of an enterprise. The UDR proxy stores the first subscriber data, the second subscriber data, and the third subscriber data locally. The UDR proxy obtains a request to access a network asset that is accessible through the first network operator. Based on the first subscriber data, the second subscriber data, and the third subscriber data stored locally, the UDR proxy attempts to determine whether the request to access the network asset is authorized to access the network asset. In response to determining that the request to access the network asset is authorized, the UDR proxy permits access to the network asset.

US Patent:

20200177678, Jun 4, 2020

Filed:

Nov 29, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/204895

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Ian McDowell Campbell - Littleton CO, US
Swapna Anandan - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04W 4/08
H04W 8/18
H04L 29/12
H04W 4/50
H04L 12/24

Abstract:

In one illustrated example, automated or semi-automated system operations for Massive IoT (MIoT) deployment may involve the automatic assignment of external IDs, subscriber IDs (e.g. IMSIs), and mobile network IDs (e.g. MSISDNs) to IoT devices of a group, followed by the provisioning of assigned identities at the relevant network nodes and the IoT devices themselves. The process may continue seamlessly with network slice orchestration for the creation of a network slice instance (NSI) and the provisioning of its associated Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (NSSAI) and NSI ID at the relevant network nodes. Network Slice Selection Policies (NSSP) may be derived and sent to a policy function and subsequently to IoT devices of the group. Signaling efficiency may be achieved by performing operations on a group basis.

US Patent:

20200028973, Jan 23, 2020

Filed:

Jul 23, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/042342

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
SWAPNA ANANDAN - Fremont CA, US

International Classification:

H04M 15/00
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, and systems for the process-efficient generation of data records for data communications involving groups or aggregates of user equipment (UE), such as IoT devices, are described. In one illustrative example, for each one of a plurality of UEs associated with a group or aggregation identifier (ID), a request which includes data indicative of a network resource usage event of the UE is received and the data are stored in association with the group or aggregation ID. In response to identifying a predetermined condition, the data indicative of the network resource usage events associated with the group or aggregation ID are aggregated, and a request for generating a data record based on the aggregated data is sent to a data function for generating the data record. The generated data record (e.g. a CDR) may be stored for subsequent retrieval for reporting, analysis, network/communications management, or billing.

US Patent:

20160261514, Sep 8, 2016

Filed:

Mar 5, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/639748

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Jeslin Antony Puthenparambil - San Jose CA, US
Swapna Anandan - Fremont CA, US
Binod Roay - Fremont CA, US
Vivek Datar - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

H04L 12/873
H04L 12/801
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include determining a predicted average throughput for each of one or more cellular interfaces and adjusting bandwidth for each of the one or more of the cellular interfaces based, at least in part, on the predicted average throughput determined for each of the one or more cellular interfaces. Another method can be provided, which may include determining a variance in path metrics for multiple cellular interfaces and updating a routing table for the cellular interfaces using the determined variance if there is a difference between the determined variance and a previous variance determined for the cellular interfaces. Another method can be provided, which may include monitoring watermark thresholds for a MAC buffer; generating an interrupt when a particular watermark threshold for the MAC buffer is reached; and adjusting enqueueing of uplink packets into the MAC buffer based on the interrupt.