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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
David C. White, Jr., Durham, NC (US);
Jay Kemper Johnston, Raleigh, NC (US);
Christopher Blayne Dreier, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01); H04L 63/1458 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04L 67/30 (2013.01); H04L 63/14 (2013.01); H04L 63/1408 (2013.01); H04L 63/1416 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for delegating partial administrative controls across one or more administrative domains is provided. An upstream network device may advertise capabilities for controlling certain administrative functions to a downstream network device. The downstream network device may choose to act on one or more capabilities, allowing for partial administrative control across the administrative domain.