Device abstraction in autonomous wireless local area networks
US8539055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/28
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a managed network device assigns to itself an IP address, in absence of a DHCP service, in a link local address space within a wireless network. The system further responds to a network frame received from another device based on the assigned IP address in the link local address space. The network frame can be a network traffic frame, a control path frame, and/or a management frame. The control path frame comprises a source IP address and a destination IP address that correspond to internal IP addresses in the link local address space that are self-assigned by managed network devices. The management frame comprises the self-assigned internal IP address for the managed network device, and provides for management of managed network devices in the wireless network through a single IP address when a virtual controller is configured for the wireless network.
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