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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Thomas Triplet, Manotick, CA;
Mahesh Kumar Gupta, Navi Mumbai, IN;
Sudhan Puranik, Pune, IN;
Yogeshwar Chatur Deore, Pune, IN;
Myriam Fares He Younan, Stittsville, CA;
Arslan Shahid, Stittsville, CA;
Saurabh Dinesh Brahmankar, Pune, IN;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for predicting the location of unknown network devices within a particular site of a multi-site network are provided. A method, according to one implementation, includes obtaining transmission characteristics related to any of packets and frames transmitted between an unknown network device and a plurality of beacon devices. Each beacon device is a network device associated with a fixed site location within a multi-site network. The method also includes utilizing the transmission characteristics to predict a site within the multi-site network where the unknown network device is located.