Wireless mesh network including resilient backhaul links and WLAN traffic local switching
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a mesh access point (AP) in a wireless mesh network including a plurality of mesh access points and a root AP forming a root of a tree of the mesh APs in which the mesh APs are linked back to the root AP through parent-child relationships over wireless backhaul links, the root AP having a connection to a wired network;
providing access to the mesh network via wireless connections to wireless clients in one or more wireless local area networks (WLANs) served by the mesh AP;
storing mappings between the one or more WLANs served by the mesh AP and one or more virtual local area networks (VLANs) configured on the wired network and to which the WLANs are assigned;
receiving, from a parent access point of the mesh AP, mappings between the VLANs configured on the wired network and WLANs served by the mesh AP as known by the root AP; and
if the stored mappings and the received mappings differ, updating the stored mappings with the received mappings that differ from the stored mappings so that the stored mappings reflect the mappings known by the root AP.
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Abstract
A wireless mesh network includes mesh access points (mesh APs) and a root access point (RAP) forming a root of a tree of the mesh APs in which the mesh APs are linked back to the RAP through parent-child relationships over wireless backhaul links. A mesh AP provides access to the mesh network via connections to wireless clients in one or more wireless local area networks (WLANs) served by the mesh AP. The mesh AP stores mappings between the one or more WLANs served by the mesh AP and one or more virtual local area networks (VLANs) configured on a wired network and to which the WLANs are assigned. The mesh AP receives mappings between the VLANs configured on the wired network and WLANs served by the mesh AP as known by the RAP. If the stored mappings and the received mappings differ, the mesh AP updates the stored mappings with the received mappings that differ from the stored mappings.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a mesh access point (AP) in a wireless mesh network including a plurality of mesh access points and a root AP forming a root of a tree of the mesh APs in which the mesh APs are linked back to the root AP through parent-child relationships over wireless backhaul links, the root AP having a connection to a wired network; providing access to the mesh network via wireless connections to wireless clients in one or more wireless local area networks (WLANs) served by the mesh AP; storing mappings between the one or more WLANs served by the mesh AP and one or more virtual local area networks (VLANs) configured on the wired network and to which the WLANs are assigned; receiving, from a parent access point of the mesh AP, mappings between the VLANs configured on the wired network and WLANs served by the mesh AP as known by the root AP; and if the stored mappings and the received mappings differ, updating the stored mappings with the received mappings that differ from the stored mappings so that the stored mappings reflect the mappings known by the root AP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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one or more radios in a mesh access point (AP) configured to communicate over backhaul links of a wireless mesh network including a plurality of mesh APs and a root AP forming a root of a tree of the mesh APs in which the mesh APs are linked back to the root AP through parent-child relationships over wireless backhaul links, the root AP having a connection to a wired network; a memory; and a processor coupled to the one or more radios and the memory, the processor configured to; provide access to the mesh network via wireless connections to wireless clients in one or more wireless local area networks (WLANs) served by the mesh AP; store mappings between the one or more WLANs served by the mesh AP and one or more virtual local area networks (VLANs) configured on the wired network and to which the WLANs are assigned; receive, from a parent access point of the mesh AP, mappings between the VLANs configured on the wired network and WLANs served by the mesh AP as known by the root AP; and if the stored mappings and the received mappings are different, update the stored mappings with the received mappings that are different from the stored mappings so that the stored mappings reflect the mappings known by the root AP. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory tangible processor readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to, at a mesh access point (AP) in a wireless mesh network including a plurality of mesh APs and a root AP forming a root of a tree of the mesh APs in which the mesh APs are linked back to the root AP through parent-child relationships over wireless backhaul links, the root AP having a connection to a wired network:
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provide access to the mesh network via wireless connections to wireless clients in one or more wireless local area networks (WLANs) served by the mesh AP; store mappings between the one or more WLANs served by the mesh AP and one or more virtual local area networks (VLANs) configured on the wired network and to which the WLANs are assigned; receive, from a parent access point of the mesh AP, mappings between the VLANs configured on the wired network and WLANs served by the mesh AP as known by the root AP; and if the stored mappings and the received mappings are different, update the stored mappings with the received mappings that are different from the stored mappings so that the stored mappings reflect the mappings known by the root AP. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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