US 12,095,769 B2
Expedited authorization and connectivity of client devices
Rahul Agarwal, Bangalore (IN); and Vikram Limaye, North Sydney (AU)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/507,735.
Prior Publication US 2023/0129776 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 47/70 (2022.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/08 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 63/102 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 47/82 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 63/105 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of a server computer, comprising:
receiving an authentication packet from a controller indicating an authentication request from a client device requesting connection at a network;
extracting, from a body of the authentication packet, identification information of the client device;
verifying credentials of the client device based on the identification information;
after verifying the credentials, detecting a modification of access control information for the client device;
determining whether the modification of the access control information would impact a virtual local area network (VLAN) assignment to the client device;
based on determining that the modification of the access control information would impact the VLAN assignment to the client device, delaying, by the server computer, an assignment of a VLAN to the client device until the modification of the access control information completes;
after the delay, determining, based on the identification information, a level of access of the client device at the network;
based on the level of access, assigning the VLAN to the client device; and
transmitting, from the server computer to the controller, a single authentication response packet comprising an indication of approval of the credentials and the assigned VLAN, wherein the controller provisions the assigned VLAN to the client device.