SD-WAN Patent for Dynamic User Behavior Aware Policies
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260100881A1 describing techniques for enabling and enforcing user behavior aware policies within software defined wide area networks (SD-WAN). The application discloses methods for receiving flow data, learning network traffic and user behavior patterns, mapping users to behavior groups, and dynamically re-mapping users based on real-time conditions. Edge devices may prioritize, de-prioritize, block, or drop traffic for users based on these mappings.
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The USPTO published patent application US20260100881A1 disclosing SD-WAN techniques for enabling dynamic user behavior aware policies within enterprise networks. The application describes receiving flow data, learning network traffic and user behavior patterns, mapping users to behavior groups based on forecasts and historical data, and dynamically re-mapping users to new behavior groups based on real-time user behavior and network conditions. Mappings and user behavior aware policies may be sent to edge devices for enforcement, allowing devices to dynamically prioritize, de-prioritize, block, or drop traffic for users.
For technology companies and network equipment manufacturers, this published application indicates emerging patent activity in SD-WAN technology with user behavior analytics. While patent applications do not immediately create licensing obligations or enforceability, they signal potential future intellectual property claims in this technical area. Companies developing similar SD-WAN or network policy enforcement technologies should monitor this application through the examination process.
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PROVIDING DYNAMIC USER-BEHAVIOR-AWARE POLICIES IN SOFTWARE DEFINED WIDE AREA NETWORKS
Application US20260100881A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Amjad Inamdar, Syed Arslan Ahmed, Raj Venkatesan, Ankur Bhargava, Ashish Sood
Abstract
This disclosure describes techniques and mechanisms for enabling and enforcing user behavior aware policies within an enterprise network. The techniques include receiving flow data and learning network traffic patterns and user behavior patterns of user(s) of the network. The techniques map user(s) to behavior group(s) based on forecast(s) and historical data of network conditions and/or user behavior patterns. The techniques monitor the flow data and dynamically re-map user(s) to new behavior group(s) based on real-time user behavior and/or real-time network conditions. Mapping(s) and/or updated mapping(s) and user behavior aware policies may be sent to edge device(s) for enforcement. The edge device(s) may dynamically prioritize a link, de-prioritize a link, block traffic, drop traffic etc. for user(s). The techniques may extend application aware and user aware routing policies to account for dynamic user behavior and network conditions, provide improved application experience and network utilization.
CPC Classifications
H04L 41/0893 H04L 41/0894 H04L 43/026
Filing Date
2025-12-12
Application No.
19418099
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