US 11,758,398 B2
Untethered access point mesh system and method
James Murphy, Pleasanton, CA (US); Gary E. Morain, San Jose, CA (US); and Stan Chestnutt, Berkeley, CA (US)
Assigned to Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/815,039.
Application 14/468,079 is a division of application No. 11/801,964, filed on May 11, 2007, granted, now 8,818,322, issued on Aug. 26, 2014.
Application 17/815,039 is a continuation of application No. 17/069,353, filed on Oct. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,432,147.
Application 17/069,353 is a continuation of application No. 14/951,766, filed on Nov. 25, 2015, granted, now 10,834,585, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 14/951,766 is a continuation of application No. 14/468,079, filed on Aug. 25, 2014, granted, now 9,232,451, issued on Jan. 5, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/812,403, filed on Jun. 9, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007477 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 84/22 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 72/044 (2023.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.01); H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 88/14 (2009.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 40/02 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 76/12 (2018.02); H04W 84/22 (2013.01); H04W 8/082 (2013.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 88/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at an access point (AP), a signal from an untethered access point (UAP), the signal associated with an attempt by the UAP to associate with the AP;
associating the UAP with the AP in response to a determination that a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) matches a local backhaul SSID of the UAP; and
transmitting a station-switching record (SSR) to the UAP after the UAP is associated with the AP, the SSR enabling the UAP to determine between (1) switching traffic, locally at the UAP, upstream to a switch and (2) switching the traffic via a UAP mesh that has a plurality of UAPs (i) operatively coupled to each other and the switch and (ii) including the UAP.