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A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WI-FI ROAMING

申请公布号：CA2809023(A1)

申请号：CA20112809023

申请日期：2011.08.15

申请公布日期：2012.02.23

申请人：

TIME WARNER CABLE INC.

发明人：CHEN, JOHN ANTHONY;COUGHLIN, BRIAN;FILIPPI, GEOFF;HAWKINS, DAVE

分类号：H04W8/02;H04L29/06;H04W12/06;H04W36/14

主分类号：H04W8/02

摘要：<p>Systems and methods for Wi-Fi roaming. A gateway supports both a local access point (AP) and a virtual AP. The local AP is accessible only to an "owner" of the gateway. The virtual AP (VAP) is accessible to devices associated with the owner of the gateway and to roaming Wi-Fi devices. A datastore conveys information about the roaming Wi-Fi devices to the VAP to permit them to access the VAP without the need for manual configuration of the VAP. A roaming Wi-Fi device may communicate with a gateway via a tunnel to maintain session connectivity during roaming. A session may be initiated on one network, such as a Wi-Fi network or a cellular network, handed off to another network, such as a cellular network or a Wi-Fi network, and then returned to network on which the session was initiated.</p>