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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2010
Ramesh Borapura, Bangalore, IN;
Murari Bhattacharyya, Kolkata, IN;
Sachin Bansal, Fremont, CA (US);
Manjunath Jagannatharao, San Jose, CA (US);
Ramesh Borapura, Bangalore, IN;
Murari Bhattacharyya, Kolkata, IN;
Sachin Bansal, Fremont, CA (US);
Manjunath Jagannatharao, San Jose, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A method includes detecting a presence of a device on a network associated with a node, where the node is not connected to an authentication server and is configured to communicate with the device using a data link layer authentication protocol; communicating, with another node, using a data link layer tunneling protocol, to authenticate the device as a result of detecting the presence of the device, where the other node communicates with the authentication server, using a network layer authentication protocol, that enables the other node to receive an authentication notification associated with the device; receiving, from the other node, the authentication notification that indicates that the device has been authenticated, where the authentication notification is received using the data link layer tunneling protocol; and sending, to the device, an indication that the device is authorized to communicate with the network, where the sending includes establishing an authentication session that enables the device to communicate with the network.