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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2023
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Giacomo Trifilo, Pully, CH;
Domenico Ficara, Essertines-sur-Yverdon, CH;
Anirban Karmakar, Ecublens, CH;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for extending and standardizing heterogeneous network devices using instrumentation. A method includes: receiving, by a client device using a first network interface, instrumentation bytecode to supplement with a data link layer from a management device, wherein a verifier of the client device verifies that the instructions of the bytecode are constrained for security based on a plurality of rules; in response to detecting a trigger at the client device, executing the instrumentation bytecode at the client device to perform at least one function associated with the trigger; and sending a response from the client device based on an execution result of the instrumentation bytecode.