Roaming of clients between gateways of clusters of a wireless mesh network
US8700800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of allowing client roaming between gateways of a wireless mesh network is disclosed. The gateways are connected through a layer 3 network to an aggregation router. The method includes a first gateway sending a first route update to the aggregation router when a client joins a first cluster of the first gateway, the first gateway aging the route, and a second gateway sending a second route update to the aggregation router when the client roams to a second cluster of the second gateway.
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