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(43) Date of publication: 29.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/48 (21) Application number: 22705193.5 (22) Date of filing: 07.01.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H04L 41/046(2022.01) H04L 43/08(2022.01) H04L 43/06(2022.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): H04L 43/06; H04L 43/08; H04L 41/046; H04L 41/0806; H04L 41/0896; H04L 41/5019; H04L 43/50; H04L 41/0895; H04L 41/40; H04L 43/20 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/011729 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/265681 (22.12.2022 Gazette 2022/51)

(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: 18.06.2021 IN 202141027388 18.06.2021 IN 202141027380 18.06.2021 IN 202141027333 18.06.2021 IN 202141027414 18.06.2021 IN 202141027402 18.06.2021 IN 202141027413 06.01.2022 US 202217569522 06.01.2022 US 202217569519 06.01.2022 US 202217569517 06.01.2022 US 202217569523 06.01.2022 US 202217569520 06.01.2022 US 202217569524 (71) Applicant: VMware, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventors: KEMPANNA, Raghav Bangalore, Karnataka 560103 (IN) SREENIVASAN, Rajagopal Bangalore, Karnakata 560103 (IN) KANDACHAR, Sridhara Rao, Sudarshana Bangalore, Karnakata 560103 (IN) PARAMESHWARAN, Kumara Bangalore, Karnakata 560103 (IN) RAMESH, Vipin, Padman Bangalore, Karnakata 560103 (IN) (74) Representative: Appleyard Lees IP LLP  15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)