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(43) Date of publication: 27.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/39 (21) Application number: 22718391.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.03.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 9/40(2022.01) H04L 45/24(2022.01) H04L 69/14(2022.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04L 63/1466; H04L 69/14; H04L 45/24; H04L 47/125; H04L 47/70; H04L 69/22; H04L 69/325; H04L 69/321 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/022399 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/287463 (19.01.2023 Gazette 2023/03)

(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: 15.07.2021 IN 202141031947 04.10.2021 US 202117492723 (71) Applicant: VMWare, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHARMA, Awan Kumar Pune, 411045 (IN) WANG, Yong Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) BHATTACHARYA, Sourabh Pune 411057 (IN) SOLANKI, Deepika Kunal Pune 411014 (IN) RAY, Sarthak Pune, 411045 (IN) BEHRENS, Jochen Palo Alto, California 94304 (US) (74) Representative: Appleyard Lees IP LLP  15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)