US 11,750,610 B2
Controlling access to networks in a heterogeneous network environment
Gangadharan Byju Pularikkal, San Jose, CA (US); Mark Grayson, Berkshirem (GB); Santosh Ramrao Patil, Santa Clara, CA (US); Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US); Bart Brinckman, Nevele (BE); and Mark Allen Webb, Somerset, WI (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/136,426.
Application 17/136,426 is a continuation of application No. 15/854,155, filed on Dec. 26, 2017, granted, now 10,911,453.
Prior Publication US 2021/0120000 A1, Apr. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 63/10 (2013.01) [H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a computing device configured to grant access to a secure Wi-Fi network which is operative to provide a subscriber level access to network resources for data services of the secure Wi-Fi network for mobile devices based on credentials of authorized users of the secure Wi-Fi network,
obtaining via the secure Wi-Fi network, a request from a guest mobile device requesting a guest level access to the network resources for the data services to access an application that is executable on a server of a different network;
determining whether an authentication criterion for access of the guest mobile device to the application is satisfied, the authentication criterion including a valid username and password for accessing the application on the server of the different network stored in a database on the computing device configured to grant access to the secure Wi-Fi network;
based on the authentication criterion being satisfied, sending, to the secure Wi-Fi network, a response for granting access to the secure Wi-Fi network for allowing the guest level access to the network resources for the data services; and
based on the authentication criterion not being satisfied, sending, to the secure Wi-Fi network, a response for denying access to the secure Wi-Fi network.