Inventor

SMITH MALCOLM MUIR

US49 patents

Patents

49 patents

US10952245B1Mar 16, 2021

Multi-wireless access systems and methods for efficient link selection and aggregation

CISCO TECH INC3 citations73

US11258888B2Feb 22, 2022

Parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) using non-overlapping resource unit (RU) groupings on a radio

CISCO TECH INC2 citations73

US11038881B2Jun 15, 2021

Anonymously generating an encrypted session for a client device in a wireless network

CISCO TECH INC2 citations73

US10873848B1Dec 22, 2020

Systems and methods providing a station with a suggestion to transition from Wi-Fi to LTE

CISCO TECH INC2 citations73

US12052652B2Jul 30, 2024

Wireless dynamic file exchange

CISCO TECH INC2 citations72

US11838822B2Dec 5, 2023

Techniques for selecting network protocols

CISCO TECH INC2 citations72

US11765153B2Sep 19, 2023

Wireless LAN (WLAN) public identity federation trust architecture

CISCO TECH INC2 citations72

US11350279B2May 31, 2022

Dynamic policy-based on-boarding of devices in enterprise environments

CISCO TECH INC2 citations72

US11258779B2Feb 22, 2022

Wireless LAN (WLAN) public identity federation trust architecture

CISCO TECH INC4 citations72

US10159010B1Dec 18, 2018

Extending a QoS indicator through WLAN to an electronic device in a heterogeneous network

CISCO TECH INC5 citations72

US12563388B2Feb 24, 2026

Systems and methods for security association enabling make-before-break-roaming (MBBR)

CISCO TECH INC1 citations63

US11943329B2Mar 26, 2024

Parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) using non-overlapping resource unit (RU) groupings on a radio

CISCO TECH INC0 citations63

US11503452B2Nov 15, 2022

Systems and methods providing a station with a suggestion to transition from Wi-Fi to LTE

CISCO TECH INC0 citations63

US12549285B2Feb 10, 2026

Seamless roaming for multi-link device clients

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12513108B2Dec 30, 2025

Seamless MAC address rotation in multi-link device using multiple IP stacks

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12451995B2Oct 21, 2025

Multi-link operation with localized performance of B-ACK functions

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12445946B2Oct 14, 2025

Wireless dynamic file exchange

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12301385B2May 13, 2025

Phase lock loop phase ambiguity mitigation for multi-link operation extrapolated sounding

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12267691B2Apr 1, 2025

Channel coordination of private wireless networks utilizing shared spectrum

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12256355B2Mar 18, 2025

Mobile time-sync distribution

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12231963B2Feb 18, 2025

Time sensitive networking (TSN) quality of service (QoS) in overlapped administrative domains

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12231421B2Feb 18, 2025

Wireless LAN (WLAN) public identity federation trust architecture

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12192889B2Jan 7, 2025

Wireless dynamic file exchange

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US11991144B2May 21, 2024

Seamless MAC address rotation in multi-link device using multiple IP stacks

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US11968638B2Apr 23, 2024

Providing a clock value to a client device

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US11889441B2Jan 30, 2024

Efficient validation of time-synchronization accuracy in a scheduled time sensitive network (TSN)

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US11825408B2Nov 21, 2023

Multi-wireless access systems and methods for efficient link selection and aggregation

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US11700590B1Jul 11, 2023

Mobile time-sync distribution

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US11019564B2May 25, 2021

Roaming consortium identifier (RCOI)-based system for handling identity requirements

CISCO TECH INC0 citations62

US12432715B2Sep 30, 2025

Automatic determination of components for time sensitive networking

CISCO TECH INC0 citations61

US11736944B2Aug 22, 2023

Dynamic policy-based on-boarding of devices in enterprise environments

CISCO TECH INC0 citations61

US10405204B2Sep 3, 2019

Optimizing spectral efficiency in a network by activating or deactivating access points based on client device activity

CISCO TECH INC1 citations61

US12069138B2Aug 20, 2024

Preserving transmission properties of real-time scenes in an environment when an increasing number of users join a session

CISCO TECH INC0 citations60

US11677840B2Jun 13, 2023

Preserving transmission properties of real-time scenes in an environment when an increasing number of users join a session

CISCO TECH INC0 citations60

US11395243B2Jul 19, 2022

Increasing synchronization of virtual reality scene elements with software defined network (SDN) originated information

CISCO TECH INC0 citations57

US12574800B2Mar 10, 2026

Fifth generation (5G) and Wi-Fi multi-access point coordination function

CISCO TECH INC0 citations52

US12543163B2Feb 3, 2026

Scale by using a tiered multi-level scheduling approach

CISCO TECH INC0 citations52

US12452895B2Oct 21, 2025

Adapting transmission schedules for a radio frequency (RF) environment

CISCO TECH INC0 citations52

US11937316B2Mar 19, 2024

Multi-link selection based on transmit power control (TPC)

CISCO TECH INC0 citations52

US11818651B2Nov 14, 2023

Best links for wireless clients

CISCO TECH INC0 citations52

US12363667B2Jul 15, 2025

Time synchronization distribution in a network

CISCO TECH INC0 citations51

US11764912B2Sep 19, 2023

Leader access point acknowledgment using shortened SIFS relative to follower access point in a WiFi network

CISCO TECH INC0 citations51

US10813013B1Oct 20, 2020

Location-assisted inter-set roaming

CISCO TECH INC0 citations51

US10841841B2Nov 17, 2020

Using wireless channel variance values in order to improve application quality of experience (QoE) in wireless communication systems

CISCO TECH INC0 citations39

SMITH MALCOLM MUIR

Patents

Multi-class orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) scheduling

Wireless dynamic file exchange

Dynamic policy-based on-boarding of devices in enterprise environments

Collision avoidance in multi link device (MLD) make before break roaming (MBBR)

Seamless roaming for multi-link device clients

Multi-wireless access systems and methods for efficient link selection and aggregation

Parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) using non-overlapping resource unit (RU) groupings on a radio

Anonymously generating an encrypted session for a client device in a wireless network

Systems and methods providing a station with a suggestion to transition from Wi-Fi to LTE

Wireless dynamic file exchange

Techniques for selecting network protocols

Wireless LAN (WLAN) public identity federation trust architecture

Dynamic policy-based on-boarding of devices in enterprise environments

Wireless LAN (WLAN) public identity federation trust architecture

Extending a QoS indicator through WLAN to an electronic device in a heterogeneous network

Systems and methods for security association enabling make-before-break-roaming (MBBR)

Parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) using non-overlapping resource unit (RU) groupings on a radio

Systems and methods providing a station with a suggestion to transition from Wi-Fi to LTE

Seamless roaming for multi-link device clients

Seamless MAC address rotation in multi-link device using multiple IP stacks

Multi-link operation with localized performance of B-ACK functions

Wireless dynamic file exchange

Phase lock loop phase ambiguity mitigation for multi-link operation extrapolated sounding

Channel coordination of private wireless networks utilizing shared spectrum

Mobile time-sync distribution

Time sensitive networking (TSN) quality of service (QoS) in overlapped administrative domains

Wireless LAN (WLAN) public identity federation trust architecture

Wireless dynamic file exchange

Seamless MAC address rotation in multi-link device using multiple IP stacks

Providing a clock value to a client device

Efficient validation of time-synchronization accuracy in a scheduled time sensitive network (TSN)

Multi-wireless access systems and methods for efficient link selection and aggregation

Mobile time-sync distribution

Roaming consortium identifier (RCOI)-based system for handling identity requirements

Automatic determination of components for time sensitive networking

Dynamic policy-based on-boarding of devices in enterprise environments

Optimizing spectral efficiency in a network by activating or deactivating access points based on client device activity

Preserving transmission properties of real-time scenes in an environment when an increasing number of users join a session

Preserving transmission properties of real-time scenes in an environment when an increasing number of users join a session

Increasing synchronization of virtual reality scene elements with software defined network (SDN) originated information

Fifth generation (5G) and Wi-Fi multi-access point coordination function

Scale by using a tiered multi-level scheduling approach

Adapting transmission schedules for a radio frequency (RF) environment

Multi-link selection based on transmit power control (TPC)

Best links for wireless clients

Time synchronization distribution in a network

Leader access point acknowledgment using shortened SIFS relative to follower access point in a WiFi network

Location-assisted inter-set roaming

Using wireless channel variance values in order to improve application quality of experience (QoE) in wireless communication systems