WO2002089339A3 - Method and apparatus for switching between multiple remote access points in a wlan - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for switching between multiple remote access points in a wlan Download PDF

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WO2002089339A3
WO2002089339A3 PCT/US2002/013330 US0213330W WO02089339A3 WO 2002089339 A3 WO2002089339 A3 WO 2002089339A3 US 0213330 W US0213330 W US 0213330W WO 02089339 A3 WO02089339 A3 WO 02089339A3
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access points
switch engine
wireless
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Michael W Carrafiello
Roger B Parker
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Enterasys Networks Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
    • H04W88/14—Backbone network devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L49/00—Packet switching elements
    • H04L49/35—Switches specially adapted for specific applications
    • H04L49/351—Switches specially adapted for specific applications for local area network [LAN], e.g. Ethernet switches
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W8/00—Network data management
    • H04W8/26—Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

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  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
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  • Small-Scale Networks (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
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Abstract

The invention is a system and method to uniquely associate remote wireless Access Points using a switch engine (1). This is necessary in a multi-point wireless network where a central wireless Access Point must be able to receive packets from remote Access Points and then retransmit them, with a modifier, back to the wireless port from which they were received. By using available switch engine hardware (1) this invention takes advantage of lower cost, higher performance and increased features in commodity parts. The invention resolves differences in common Ethernet switch engines that make them unsuitable for direct interface to wireless networks (3) such as that defined by IEEE Standard 802.11 by using an aggregated set of physical ports (4, 5) on the switch engine (1). The method allows the switch engine (1) to operate in its normal manner while satisfying the requirements for switching data packets between the Access Points in a multi-point configuration.
PCT/US2002/013330 2001-04-30 2002-04-26 Method and apparatus for switching between multiple remote access points in a wlan WO2002089339A2 (en)

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CA002444879A CA2444879A1 (en) 2001-04-30 2002-04-26 Method and apparatus for switching between multiple remote access pointsin a wlan
GB0322164A GB2392060B (en) 2001-04-30 2002-04-26 Method and apparatus for scalable, line-rate protocol-independent switching between multiple remote access points in a wireless local area network
DE10296699T DE10296699T5 (en) 2001-04-30 2002-04-26 Apparatus and method for scalable, routing rate protocol independent switching between multiple remote access points in a wireless local area network

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