Methods and apparatus for separate control and data planes in a wireless network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8804732
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13017801

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In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a wireless access point controller configured to receive information associated with a topology of a network including information associated with which access switch from a set of access switches each virtual local area network (VLAN) from a set of VLANs is associated. The wireless access point controller is configured to associate each VLAN from the set of VLANs with a unique tunnel identifier from a set of tunnel identifiers. The wireless access point controller is configured to provide each wireless access point from a set of wireless access points control information including the set of tunnel identifiers such that a wireless access point from the set of wireless access points can send a data packet received from a wireless device to an access switch from the set of access switches associated with a destination VLAN from the set of VLANs using the tunnel identifier associated with the destination VLAN.

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TRAPEZE NETWORKS INC5753 W LAS POSITAS BOULEVARD PLEASANTON CA 94588

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hepting, Tash Livermore, US 4 90
Reeves, James Orinda, US 13 144
Safari, Alireza Danville, US 2 52
Tuncay, Ahmet Danville, US 1 52

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