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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Nile Global, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Promode Nedungadi, San Jose, CA (US);
Avoy Nanda, Dublin, CA (US);
Venu Hemige, San Ramon, CA (US);
Steve Alexander, Dublin, CA (US);
Suresh Katukam, Milpitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nile Global, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2005.12); H04L 12/66 (2005.12); H04L 61/103 (2021.12); H04L 61/4541 (2021.12); H04L 61/5014 (2021.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/5014 (2022.04); H04L 12/66 (2012.12); H04L 61/103 (2012.12); H04L 61/4541 (2022.04);
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.