Managed Access Point Protocol
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting from a first network device a first message having a first byte size to a second network device over a network;
if a response to the first message is not received at the first network device, transmitting a second message having a second byte size to the second network device, wherein the second byte size is less than the first byte size; and
validating the response to the first or second message transmitted from the second network device.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating deployment and configuration of managed access points in hierarchical wireless network systems. An embodiment of the invention facilitates deployment and configuration of conventional, substantially autonomous access points operating in connection with a central management node, such as a server or appliance. In another embodiment, the present invention facilitates deployment and configuration of light-weight access points in a hierarchical wireless network system. In one embodiment, the present invention also provides a streamlined encryption key exchange protocol adapted to hierarchical wireless network system architectures.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting from a first network device a first message having a first byte size to a second network device over a network; if a response to the first message is not received at the first network device, transmitting a second message having a second byte size to the second network device, wherein the second byte size is less than the first byte size; and validating the response to the first or second message transmitted from the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising
transmitting from a first network device one or more discovery messages to discover one or more other network devices connected to a network; -
selecting, at the first network device, a second network device from the one or more discovered network devices; transmitting over the network a first message having a first byte size to the second network device; if a response to the first message is not received at the first network device, transmitting a second message having a second byte size to the second network device, wherein the second byte size is less than the first byte size; and validating the response to the first or second message transmitted from the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless network system, comprising
a plurality of access elements operative to communicate with one or more central control elements; -
a plurality of central control elements for supervising the access elements, wherein the central control elements are each operative to exchange validating information with access elements, and exchange configuration information with validated access elements; wherein the access elements are each operative to discover one or more central control elements, wherein the one or more central control elements each provide a central control element identifier, select a central control element from the discovered central control elements, exchange validating information with the selected central control element by transmitting a first join request having a first byte size to the selected central control element;
if a join response to the first join request is not received, transmitting a second join request having a second byte size, wherein the second byte size is less than the first byte size; and
validating a join response received from the selected control element,exchange configuration information with the validated central control element, and establish and maintain, under control of the validated central control element, wireless connections with remote client elements. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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