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Clientless mobile subscribers with seamlesss roaming over scalable wide area wireless networks

  • US 20060198349A1
  • Filed: 11/10/2005
  • Published: 09/07/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network comprising:

  • a wireless gateway coupled to one or more wireless network access points in a wireless network to form a wireless cluster, the wireless gateway configured to track mobile node location in the wireless cluster, detect the presence of mobile nodes in the wireless cluster, and direct message traffic;

    a network access gateway coupled to a wired network, the network access gateway configured to be an anchor point for mobile nodes in the wireless network, maintain a fixed source of information about each mobile node regardless of the mobility of the mobile node, and direct incoming and outgoing traffic to and from the mobile nodes; and

    a switch coupled to the wireless gateway and the network access gateway, the switch configured to provide connectivity between the network access gateway and the wireless gateway.

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