FAST HANDOFF FOR WIRELESS DEVICES IN A WIRED-WIRELESS NETWORK

• Main Authors: PANDIAN, GNANAPRAKASAM, YADAV, NAVINDRA, YANG, SHEAUSONG, GOPALASETTY, BHANU, ARUNACHALAM, SENTHIL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 04.09.2013
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A method and apparatus for handoff of a wireless client from a first network device to a second network device in a wired network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving data from a new wireless client at the second network device and transmitting a request for a route update...