IP Library Granted Patent US 10,681,119
Granted Patent B2
US 10,681,119 · App. 16/112,505 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Establishing nodes for global routing manager

Inventors: Ralf Horstmann (Paderborn, DE); Juergen Kendzorra (Paderborn, DE); Pavan Kumar Madikonda (Paderborn, DE); Andre Stein (Paderborn, DE); Martin Stecher (Paderborn, DE)
Assignee: McAfee, LLC
H04L67/1021H04L61/609H04L67/1008H04L43/08
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Patent No.
US 10,681,119
App. No.
16/112,505
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure include an Orchestrator to commission a point of presence (PoP) node based on receiving an internet protocol (IP) address, the IP address associated with a geographic location; and a global routing manager for assigning a client device to a PoP node based on the received IP address. Embodiments also include a performance manager to acquire performance information about each PoP node.

Claims (34)

1. At least one non-transitory, machine accessible storage medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed on a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising:

receiving a request including an internet protocol (IP) address of a device;

identifying a geographic location of the device, at least in part based on the IP address;

commissioning on demand a point of presence (PoP) node of a web gateway platform, wherein the PoP node provides web filtering, data loss prevention, email filtering, or another security service;

acquiring load information about another PoP node, the commissioning at least in part based on the load information; and

assigning the device to the PoP node, at least in part based on the load information.

2. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the assigning assigns the device to the PoP node at least in part based on a client policy.

3. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the commissioning commissions the PoP node at least in part based on a quality of service.

4. The medium of claim 3 , wherein the quality of service includes one metric of a group of metrics consisting of: latency, throughput, and roundtrip.

5. The medium of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

receiving performance information as feedback from the device, wherein the assigning assigns the device to the PoP node at least in part based on the performance information.

6. The medium of claim 1 , wherein the PoP node is virtual or cloud-based.

7. A system, comprising:

at least one network interface that receives a request including an internet protocol (IP) address of a device; and

at least one processor configured to identify a geographic location of the device, at least in part based on the IP address,

the at least one processor configured to commission on demand a point of presence (PoP) node of a web gateway platform, wherein the PoP node provides web filtering, data loss prevention, email filtering, or another security service, and

the at least one processor configured to acquire load information about another PoP node, the commissioning at least in part based on the load information, and to assign the device to the PoP node, at least in part based on the load information.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to assign the device to the PoP node at least in part based on a client policy.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to commission the PoP node at least in part based on a quality of service.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the quality of service includes one metric of a group of metrics consisting of: latency, throughput, and roundtrip.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein performance information is received as feedback from the device, and the at least one processor is configured to assign the device to the PoP node at least in part based on the performance information.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the PoP node is virtual or cloud-based.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving a request including an internet protocol (IP) address of a device;

identifying a geographic location of the device, at least in part based on the IP address;

commissioning on demand a point of presence (PoP) node of a web gateway platform, wherein the PoP node provides web filtering, data loss prevention, email filtering, or another security service;

acquiring load information about another PoP node, the commissioning at least in part based on the load information; and

assigning the device to the PoP node, at least in part based on the load information.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the assigning assigns the device to the PoP node at least in part based on a client policy.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the commissioning commissions the PoP node at least in part based on a quality of service.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the quality of service includes one metric of a group of metrics consisting of: latency, throughput, and roundtrip.

17. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving performance information as feedback from the device, wherein the assigning assigns the device to the PoP node at least in part based on the performance information.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the PoP node is virtual or cloud-based.

Assignments (11)
ASSIGNMENT OF INTERCOMPANY FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 14, 2025
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: ACQUIOM AGENCY SERVICES LLC
Reel/Frame 070840/0598 →
INTERCOMPANY FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 24, 2025
From: SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070618/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
Reel/Frame 069272/0570 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 16, 2024
From: STG PARTNERS, LLC
To: MUSARUBRA US LLC; SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
Reel/Frame 068671/0435 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: MAGENTA SECURITY HOLDINGS LLC; SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068657/0666 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2024
From: MUSARUBRA US LLC; SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
To: STG PARTNERS, LLC
Reel/Frame 068324/0731 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2022
From: MUSARUBRA US LLC
To: SKYHIGH SECURITY LLC
Reel/Frame 061032/0678 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: MUSARUBRA US LLC
Reel/Frame 061007/0124 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 057315 FRAME: 0001. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Apr 11, 2022
From: MCAFEE, LLC
To: MUSARUBRA US LLC
Reel/Frame 060878/0126 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 27, 2021
From: MUSARUBRA US LLC; SKYHIGH NETWORKS, LLC
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 056990/0960 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 27, 2021
From: MUSARUBRA US LLC; SKYHIGH NETWORKS, LLC
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 057453/0053 →