Patent · US Active

System and method for seamless mobility in a network environment

US9420503B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mukesh Taneja · Bengaluru, IN
Mark Grayson · Grafton, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 21, 2014
Grant date	Aug 16, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 4, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes an antenna that receives, in a first wireless network, a first identifier of a second wireless network access point. The apparatus also includes a processor that processes data received by the antenna. The apparatus transmits, in the first wireless network, the first identifier of the second wireless network access point. The apparatus establishes a tunnel to the second wireless network. The antenna transmits a second identifier of the second wireless network access point.

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