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(43) Date of publication: 04.05.2022 Bulletin 2022/18 (21) Application number: 20816328.7 (22) Date of filing: 04.11.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 12/24(2006.01) H04L 12/751(2013.01) H04L 12/26(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04L 41/083; H04L 43/028; H04L 43/04; H04L 43/0858; H04L 43/026; H04L 41/5019 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/058883 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/118717 (17.06.2021 Gazette 2021/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 12.12.2019 IN 201941051487 12.12.2019 IN 201941051486 18.02.2020 US 202016792908 18.02.2020 US 202016792909 (71) Applicant: VMware, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventors: RAMASWAMY, Navaneeth, Krishman Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006 (IN) SRINIVASAN, Ganesh Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600006 (IN) (74) Representative: Appleyard Lees IP LLP  15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)