US 12,231,480 B1
Network segmentation for multi-dwelling unit (MDU)
Joshua D. Wade, Castle Rock, CO (US); Jason Anthony Madruga, Castle Rock, CO (US); Clark Hurst Pendery, Englewood, CO (US); Dalton William Hertel, Denver, CO (US); Aaron William Schwartz, Denver, CO (US); Ryan Scribner, Erie, CO (US); Himanshu Jain, Karnataka (IN); Sandeep Kumar Bhatta, Karnataka (IN); and Laxminarayana Dalimba, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US); and DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited, Bengaluru (IN)
Filed by DISH Network L.L.C., Englewood, CO (US); and DISH Network Technologies India Private Limited, Karnataka (IN)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/637,598.
Application 18/637,598 is a continuation of application No. 18/357,834, filed on Jul. 24, 2023, granted, now 11,991,230.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 65/611 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 65/752 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 65/611 (2022.05) [H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 65/752 (2022.05)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
dividing a network associated with a multi-dwelling unit (MDU) having a plurality of zones within the MDU into a plurality of network segments respectively corresponding to the plurality of zones;
dividing a content resource provided by the MDU into a plurality of content segments respectively corresponding to the plurality of network segments, each content segment of the content resource comprising content items specific to the corresponding network segment based on a predetermined network policy;
receiving a user request sent from a user equipment (UE) for access to a content item of the content resource;
determining that the UE is associated with one of the network segments and that the requested content item is included in the content segment of content resource specific to the network segment, based on the network policy; and
granting the access to the content item to the UE;
wherein the content item is a shared recording stored in the content segment of content resource.