US 12,114,198 B2
Prioritizing wireless access technologies in an enterprise fabric
Prakash C. Jain, Fremont, CA (US); Sanjay K. Hooda, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Vinay Saini, Bengaluru (IN)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/359,392.
Application 18/359,392 is a continuation of application No. 17/443,301, filed on Jul. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,785,493.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370886 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/0226 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a WiFi packet associated with a 5G service at an access point (AP) in an enterprise network;
determining that the WiFi packet satisfies a first-packet policy associated with the 5G service, wherein the first-packet policy controls access to a tunnel for traversing the enterprise network to reach the 5G service;
identifying a location of a 5G border in the enterprise network that is connected to the 5G service; and
transmitting the WiFi packet, based on priority, on the tunnel using the location of the 5G border.