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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Mahalingam Mani, Cupertino, CA (US);
David Ahrens, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mahalingam Mani, Cupertino, CA (US);
David Ahrens, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Extreme Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/6418 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for routing connections between federated enterprises are provided. More particularly, user location information is stored as part of a first directory accessible to a federation broker. Location information obtained in association with a requested connection is used by the federation broker to access a second directory containing the locations of points of presence within the enterprise that includes the target communication device.