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Methods and systems for scalable head end based authentication

US12185103B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nile Global, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gopal Raman · San Jose, US
Sathish Damodaran · San Jose, US
Shibu Piriyath · Kanchinakote, IN
Rupesh Raghuvaran · Kanchinakote, IN
Venu Hemige · San Ramon, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 25, 2021
Grant date	Dec 31, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 8, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W28/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves at a head end (HE), receiving an authentication message from a wireless access point (AP) deployed at a customer site, at the HE, performing a load balance operation in response to the authentication message to select a first authenticator from authenticators of the HE, at the HE, performing an authentication operation using the first authenticator based on the authentication message to generate an authentication request, and from the HE, transmitting the authentication request to an authentication server.

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