Silver Spring Networks, Inc.

Zscaler, Inc.

Other

Itron Gmbh

Itron Networked Solutions, Inc.

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Kunal Pankaj Shah

Jana Van Greunen

John A Chanak

Aditi Dubey

Jay Ramasastry

Raj Vaswani

Purvi Shah

Bruce Edwards

William E San Filippo, Iii

Patrick Foxhoven

William Fehring

Cristina A Seibert

Subramanian Srinivasan

Denzil Wessels

Vamshi Palkonda

Benjamin A Rolfe

Manoj Apte

Vikas Mahajan

Scott P McGrath

Kevin Deierling

Dhawal Kumar Sharma

Avoy Nanda

Nery Hernandez

Joseph Bentitou

Alexander Gostrer

David Creedy

Victor Pavlov

Samarth Desai

Rishi Kachrani

Shefali Mangtani

Elisha Shah

Charles Huang

Ramesh Badam

Yun Ling

Sindhura Mandava

A method performed by a first node includes determining respective routing metrics for individual nodes in a set of nodes, wherein higher values for a respective routing metric for a respective node of the set of nodes indicate a higher suitability for forwarding network traffic using the respective node of the set of nodes; receiving a first network packet; in response to determining that the first network packet is a low priority packet, selecting a second node from the set of nodes based on the second node having a respective routing metric below a threshold value; and forwarding the first network packet to the second node.

Relay for coupling remotely-located leaf nodes to a wireless network

Various embodiments disclose a method for transmitting data between node devices in a mesh network. The method includes a first node device a channel mask that specifies a set of channels that are available for a channel plan within an operating region associated with the mesh network. The first node device supports a set of channel plans. Based on the channel mask, the first node device determines a set of available channels supported by the first node device. The first node device selects from the set of available channels, at least one channel as a first preferred channel for data transmissions between the first node and a second node included in the mesh network. The first node device configures, based on the first preferred channel, a communication link between the first node device and the second node device.

System and method of using channelization in a wireless network

Systems and methods include receiving a request, in a cloud system from a first device, to access a second device; determining if the first device is permitted to access the second device; if the first device is not permitted to access the second device, notifying the first device the second device does not exist; and, if the first device is permitted to access the second device, stitching together connections between the cloud system, the first device, and the second device to provide access to the second device for the first device, wherein the connections are implemented through the cloud-based system.

Systems and methods for providing private application access via client to client and server to client communication through a cloud-based system

Systems and methods include obtaining criteria for selecting connectors for private application access in a cloud-based system; responsive to a request to access an application, by a user device, located in any of a public cloud, a private cloud, and an enterprise network, wherein the user device is remote over the Internet, determining a connector coupled to the application based on the criteria; and, responsive to a user of the user device being permitted to access the application, stitching together connections between the cloud-based system, the application, and the user device to provide access to the application.

Systems and methods for selecting application connectors through a cloud-based system for private application access

Systems and methods include obtaining for a tenant a definition of a sub-cloud in a cloud-based system, wherein the cloud-based system includes a plurality of data centers geographically distributed, and wherein the sub-cloud includes a subset of the plurality of data centers; receiving a request, in a cloud system from a user device, to access an application for the tenant, wherein the application is constrained to the sub-cloud, and wherein the user device is remote over the Internet; determining if the user device is permitted to access the application; if the user device is not permitted to access the application, notifying the user device the application does not exist; and if the user device is permitted to access the application, stitching together connections between the sub-cloud, the application, and the user device to provide access to the application.

Systems and methods for utilizing sub-clouds in a cloud-based system for private application access

Systems and methods include, responsive to a request from a user for one or more Business-to-Business (B2B) applications, redirecting the request, by a cloud-based system, to an identity provider to authorize the user; displaying the one or more B2B applications that the user is authorized to access; responsive to a selection of a B2B application of the one or more B2B applications, creating a first tunnel from the B2B application to the cloud-based system; and stitching the first tunnel between the B2B application and the cloud-based system with a second tunnel between the user and the cloud-based system. The systems and methods further include, responsive to the user being unauthorized for any of the one or more B2B applications, omitting the one or more B2B applications from the displaying, such that the one or more B2B applications are invisible to the user.

Providing users secure access to business-to-business (B2B) applications

Systems and methods include providing a user interface to an administrator associated with a tenant of a cloud-based system, wherein the tenant has a plurality of users each having an associated user device; receiving a plurality of client forwarding policies for the plurality of users, wherein each client forwarding policy of the client forwarding policies define rules related to how application requests from the plurality of users are forwarded for zero trust access; and providing the rules to corresponding user devices of the plurality of users.

Client forwarding policies for zero trust access for applications

A method performed by a first node includes determining a routing metric for individual nodes in a set of nodes, receiving a network packet from a second node, selecting a third node in the set of nodes based on the routing metrics, and transmitting the network packet to the third node. The routing metric for a respective one of the set of nodes being based on at least one of a power storage status of the respective one of the set of nodes or a solar power generation status of the respective one of the set of nodes.

Solar-powered relay for coupling remotely-located leaf nodes to a wireless network

Systems and methods, in a lightweight connector including a processor communicatively coupled to a network interface, include connecting to a cloud-based system, via the network interface; connecting to one or more of a file share and an application, via the network interface; and providing access to a user device to the one or more of the file share and the application via a stitched connection between the network interface and the user device through the cloud-based system. The systems and methods can further include receiving a query for discovery; and responding to the query based on the one or more of the file share and the application connected thereto.

Secure application access systems and methods via a lightweight connector and a cloud-based system

A barrier layer is disposed on a copper surface, the barrier layer including an organic molecule. The organic molecule may be a nitrogen-containing molecule. The nitrogen-containing organic molecule includes 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The barrier layer may be deposited on an exposed copper surface before deposition of a surface finish.

Barrier layer

A pre-startup control method for a boiler or water heater includes: providing a controller operatively coupled to a boiler or water heater unit; performing a unit shutdown operation; enabling a pre-start up mode; at about a same time or in any order, moving an air fuel valve by a controller to a non-off position with a gas supply to the water heater or boiler turned off, wherein the controller turns on a blower at an operational level, and causes an ignitor to spark; and displaying parameters which allow an affirmation of a safe and reliable ignition prior to a gas turn on of the boiler or water heater unit. A flow balancing method and a programmed auto run method are also described.

Water heater and boiler processes

A solar-powered device (SPD) relay node is coupled to a remotely-located 'leaf' node in order to provide the leaf node with network access. The SPD relay node routes network traffic to and from the leaf node via one or more different paths that traverse other SPD relay nodes that reside upstream of the SPD relay node. The SPD relay node determines a specific path across which to route the network traffic based on several different factors associated with the upstream SPD relay nodes, including battery level, solar generation rate, and link quality. The SPD relay node generates a routing metric for each upstream SPD relay node based on these different factors and then routes traffic across the upstream SPD relay nodes based on the routing metric and based on a priority level associated with the network traffic.

A solar-powered device (SPD) node operates as an access point for leaf nodes. The SPD node load balances network traffic received from leaf nodes across different backhaul networks. The SPD node determines a specific backhaul network across which to route the network traffic based on several different factors associated with the SPD node. Those factors include a current battery level, a current solar generation rate, and a current communication link status. The SPD access point also determines the specific backhaul network across which to route the network traffic based on characteristics of the different backhaul networks, including a network latency, among other characteristics.

Solar-powered access point for load balancing network traffic across backhaul networks

A surface finish for a printed circuit board (PCB) and semiconductor wafer includes a nickel disposed over an aluminum or copper conductive metal surface. A barrier layer including all or fractions of a nitrogen-containing molecule is deposited on the surface of the nickel layer to make a barrier layer/electroless nickel (BLEN) surface finish. The barrier layer allows solder to be reflowed over the surface finish. Optionally, gold (e.g., immersion gold) may be coated over the barrier layer to create a nickel/barrier layer/gold (NBG) surface treatment. Presence of the barrier layer causes the surface treatment to be smoother than a conventional electroless nickel/immersion gold (ENIG) surface finish. Presence of the barrier layer causes a subsequently applied solder joint to be stronger and less subject to brittle failure than conventional ENIG.

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Kunal Pankaj Shah