US 12,452,778 B2
Automated neighbor discovery techniques for hybrid environments
Vishal S. Desai, San Jose, CA (US); and Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/620,221.
Application 18/620,221 is a continuation of application No. 17/447,171, filed on Sep. 8, 2021, granted, now 12,015,975.
Prior Publication US 2024/0323821 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 72/52 (2023.01); H04W 74/0816 (2024.01)
CPC H04W 48/16 (2013.01) [H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 72/52 (2023.01); H04W 74/0816 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of discovering neighbor access points (APs), the method comprising:
identifying a first set of one or more APs and a second set of one or more APs;
identifying a message schedule for the second set of one or more APs, where the message schedule identifies when the second set of one or more APs transmits neighbor discovery (ND) messages on one or more corresponding home channels;
generating an ND schedule for the first set of one or more APs, where the ND schedule indicates to the first set of one or more APs when to monitor the one or more corresponding home channels according to the message schedule;
providing the generated ND schedule to the first set of one or more APs and the second set of one or more APs; and
monitoring receipt of received ND messages from the first set of one or more APs and the second set of one or more APs according to the ND schedule.