公开(公告)号：US12063501B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18297334

申请日：2023-04-07

Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Inventor： James Murphy ,  Gary E. Morain ,  Stan Chesnutt

IPC: H04L12/721 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W84/22 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/14

CPC classification number: H04W12/06 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/046 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W84/22 ,  H04W8/082 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/14

Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voiceover-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.

公开(公告)号：US11758398B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17815039

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Inventor： James Murphy ,  Gary E. Morain ,  Stan Chestnutt

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W84/22 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/14 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W80/02

CPC classification number: H04W12/06 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/046 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W84/22 ,  H04W8/082 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/14

Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID. A method according to the technique may include beaconing with a backhaul SSID, acting in concert with an upstream switch as an authenticator for a downstream station that responds to the beacon; providing limited local switching functionality for the downstream station.

公开(公告)号：US20230247424A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18297334

申请日：2023-04-07

Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Inventor： James Murphy ,  Gary E. Morain ,  Stan Chestnutt

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W84/22 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W40/02

CPC classification number: H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W84/22 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/046 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W40/02 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voiceover-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.

公开(公告)号：US20230007477A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17815039

申请日：2022-07-26

Applicant: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Inventor： James Murphy ,  Gary E. Morain ,  Stan Chestnutt

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W84/22 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W40/02

Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID. A method according to the technique may include beaconing with a backhaul SSID, acting in concert with an upstream switch as an authenticator for a downstream station that responds to the beacon; providing limited local switching functionality for the downstream station.