METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A COMMON CONTROL PROTOCOL FOR WIRED AND WIRELESS NODES
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a control module implemented in at least one of a memory or a processing device, the control module configured to receive, via a network and from a wireless access point that operatively couples a first client device to the network via a wireless link, a control packet defined based on a control protocol and associated with at least one control function of the wireless access point,the control module configured to receive, via the network and from an access network node that operatively couples a second client device to the network via a wired link, a control packet defined based on the control protocol and associated with at least one control function of the access network node,the control module configured to determine a status of the access network node based on the control packet from the access network node, the control module configured to send, via the network, a response to the access network node based on the status of the access network node.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises of a control module implemented in at least one of a memory or a processing device that is configured to receive, via a network and from a wireless access point or an access network node, a control packet defined based on a control protocol. The control packet is associated with at least one control function of the wireless access point or access network node. The control module is configured to determine a status of an access network node based on the control packet from the access network node. The control module is configured to send via the network, a response to the access network node based on the status of the access network node.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a control module implemented in at least one of a memory or a processing device, the control module configured to receive, via a network and from a wireless access point that operatively couples a first client device to the network via a wireless link, a control packet defined based on a control protocol and associated with at least one control function of the wireless access point, the control module configured to receive, via the network and from an access network node that operatively couples a second client device to the network via a wired link, a control packet defined based on the control protocol and associated with at least one control function of the access network node, the control module configured to determine a status of the access network node based on the control packet from the access network node, the control module configured to send, via the network, a response to the access network node based on the status of the access network node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:
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receive, at a control module and via a network and from a wireless access point, a configuration status request message defined based on a control protocol; receive, at the control module and via the network and from an access network node, a configuration status request message defined based on the control protocol; determine, based on the configuration status request received from the wireless access point, a status of the wireless access point; determine, based on the configuration status request received from the access network node, a status of the access network node; send, based on the status of the wireless access point, a configuration status response message to the wireless access point; and send, based on the status of the access network node, a configuration status response message to the access network node. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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an access network node configured to operatively couple a client device to a network via a wired link, the access network node configured to send a Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol discovery request message to a CAPWAP control module via the network, the access network node configured to receive, from the CAPWAP control module and in response to the CAPWAP protocol discovery request message, a CAPWAP discovery response message, the access network node configured to establish, in response to the CAPWAP discovery response message, a control channel with the CAPWAP control module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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