Blue tooth out-of-band management and traffic monitoring for wireless access points
First Claim
1. In a system for providing wireless data communication using a first protocol, said system having access points for conducting wireless data communications with mobile units using said first protocol, a method for conducting out of band management communications with an access point comprising providing said access point with a radio module operating according to a second wireless data communications protocol, and conducting management communications with said access point using said second wireless data communications protocol
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Abstract
In a wireless data communications system a method is provided for conducting out-of-band for management and other communications with access points. The system operates under a first protocol, such as IEEE 802.11 protocol to provide wireless data communications. The access points are provided with a second radio module for conducting wireless data communications using a second protocol, such as Bluetooth. A wireless terminal, operating as a Bluetooth master can access the processor in the access point to conduct management and other communications relating to the operation of the access point.
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11 Claims
- 1. In a system for providing wireless data communication using a first protocol, said system having access points for conducting wireless data communications with mobile units using said first protocol, a method for conducting out of band management communications with an access point comprising providing said access point with a radio module operating according to a second wireless data communications protocol, and conducting management communications with said access point using said second wireless data communications protocol
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8. An access point for use in a wireless data communication system, comprising:
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a first interface for conducting data communications with one or more computers a first radio module using a first protocol for transmitting wireless data messages received at said first interface and for receiving and relaying data messages via said first interface;
at least one processor connected to said first interface and said radio module for controlling said access point, said processor having a port; and
a second radio module operating using a second wireless data communications protocol, different from said first protocol, for providing wireless data communications with said processor via said port. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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