US 12,445,844 B2
Methods and apparatus for implementing VLAN stacking for seamless roaming in high density wireless networks
Venkata Divvi, Centennial, CO (US); Christopher Teague, Castle Pines, CO (US); Cheryl Warne, Lone Tree, CO (US); and Timothy Bleidorn, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/115,919.
Prior Publication US 2024/0298176 A1, Sep. 5, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 12/069 (2021.01); H04W 12/69 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/069 (2021.01) [H04W 12/69 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communications method comprising:
receiving wirelessly, by a first network edge device of a wireless network, a first message including first user equipment device identification information from a first user equipment device;
generating, by the first network edge device, a second message based on said first message, said second message including the first user equipment device identification information received in the first message and location information for the first network edge device;
transmitting, by the first network edge device, the second message to a first server; and
receiving in response to said second message, by the first network edge device, a third message, said third message including dynamically assigned stacked Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) information including a first Service-VLAN Identifier (S-VLAN ID) and a first Customer-VLAN Identifier (C-VLAN ID) dynamically assigned to the first user equipment device.