US 12,301,418 B2
Automatic SAAS optimization
Darren Russell Dukes, Ottawa (CA); Jeevan Sharma, Pleasanton, CA (US); Fabio R. Maino, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Alberto Rodriguez-Natal, Leon (ES)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/422,708.
Application 18/422,708 is a continuation of application No. 18/132,830, filed on Apr. 10, 2023, granted, now 11,924,036.
Prior Publication US 2024/0340220 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0823 (2022.01); H04L 67/10 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0823 (2013.01) [H04L 67/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining an application that is being accessed by a client endpoint via a network access provider;
determining, based at least in part on a policy associated with the network access provider, whether to enable a service for traffic that is flowing through the network access provider between the client endpoint and the application; and
based at least in part on a determination that the service is to be enabled for the traffic, providing a service definition to the network access provider for applying the service to the traffic.