US 12,457,216 B2
Access control and routing optimization at a cloud headend in a cloud-based secure access service environment
Mark A. Bakke, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/036,601.
Application 19/036,601 is a continuation of application No. 18/807,340, filed on Aug. 16, 2024.
Application 18/807,340 is a continuation of application No. 17/678,885, filed on Feb. 23, 2022, granted, now 12,132,734, issued on Oct. 29, 2024.
Prior Publication US 2025/0175466 A1, May 29, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/10 (2013.01) [H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/54 (2013.01); H04L 63/0263 (2013.01); H04L 63/0272 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a plurality of group designations corresponding to a plurality of endpoints, each group designation specifying a set of endpoints requiring controlled access;
defining a plurality of access control policies corresponding to the plurality of group designations;
updating an access control and routing table at a first switch based on the plurality of group designations and the corresponding plurality of access control policies; and
enabling routing of network traffic between the plurality of endpoints based at least in part on the updated access control and routing table.