US 12,192,164 B2
Processing medium access control (MAC) address in customer-premises equipment (CPE)
James Mathews, Utrecht (NL); and Matti Niemenmaa, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to Cujo LLC, Walnut, CA (US)
Filed by Cujo LLC, Walnut, CA (US)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,378.
Prior Publication US 2024/0380724 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 61/255 (2022.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/255 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
after a data packet containing an active medium access control (MAC) address of a connected device enters a customer-premises equipment (CPE), replacing the active MAC address contained in the data packet with an earlier MAC address of the connected device that was previously stored by the CPE;
providing, by the CPE, the data packet to a service executing in the CPE for processing; and
subsequent to providing the data packet to the service and before the data packet exits the CPE, replacing the earlier MAC address contained in the data packet with the active MAC address.