Policy based multi-link operation access for devices
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsSachin Dinkar Wakudkar, Ugo Mario Campiglio
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Abstract
Methods to restrict the number of multi-link operation (MLO) links while Layer 3 (web) authentication is in progress and permit additional links only after the web authentication is completed. The methods involve obtaining an MLO policy for establishing a multi-link connection to a wireless network and performing an MLO association for establishing the multi-link connection to the wireless network based on the MLO policy in which the MLO association is restricted to a single link during a web authentication for access to the wireless network.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- obtaining a multi-link operation (MLO) policy for establishing a multi-link connection to a wireless network;
- and
- performing an MLO association for establishing the multi-link connection to the wireless network based on the MLO policy in which the MLO association is restricted to a single link during a web authentication for access to the wireless network.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory;
- a network interface configured to enable network communications;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform a method comprising:
- obtaining a multi-link operation (MLO) policy for establishing a multi-link connection to a wireless network;
- and
- performing an MLO association for establishing the multi-link connection to the wireless network based on the MLO policy in which the MLO association is restricted to a single link during a web authentication for access to the wireless network.
One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method including:
- obtaining a multi-link operation (MLO) policy for establishing a multi-link connection to a wireless network;
- and
- performing an MLO association for establishing the multi-link connection to the wireless network based on the MLO policy in which the MLO association is restricted to a single link during a web authentication for access to the wireless network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.