Arris Enterprises LLC

Ken Haase

Gregory Nobutaka Nakanishi

Jay William Strater

Kwoktung Brian Lo

Christophe Piel

A method for providing multiple virtual interfaces over a single physical interface of a gateway device includes configuring a first physical Wi-Fi interface with a first virtual interface for a WAN side and a second virtual interface for a LAN side by assigning SSIDs to the first virtual interface and the second virtual interface, and storing the SSIDs as virtual interface configuration data. The method further includes determining whether a packet is received over the first virtual interface or the second virtual interface based on the virtual interface configuration data, and performing virtual input processing to manage flow of the packet to a router, depending on the input virtual interface, by tagging the packet as WAN traffic associated with the first virtual interface based on the WAN SSID or as LAN traffic associated with the second virtual interface based on the LAN SSID, and forwarding the packet to the router.

Multiple virtual interfaces through a single physical interface

A gateway apparatus initiates an extender onboarding process and wirelessly transmits an onboarding SSID; and an extender apparatus for establishing a backhaul wireless communication link with the electronic apparatus, wirelessly scans for presence of the onboarding SSID, and in response to detection of the onboarding SSID, establishes an onboarding wireless communication link with the electronic apparatus based on the onboarding SSID. The extender apparatus transmits a backhaul information request via the onboarding wireless communication link, receives backhaul credentials, including a backhaul SSID, from the gateway apparatus via the onboarding wireless communication link, and after receiving the backhaul credentials, disassociates from the onboarding SSID, associates itself with the backhaul SSID, and establishes a wireless backhaul link with the electronic apparatus based on the backhaul SSID. The wireless backhaul link is different from the onboarding wireless communication link, and use of the wireless backhaul link requires the backhaul SSID.

Wireless extender with on-boarding SSID for simple and extensible onboarding

An apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable recording media perform onboarding of a wireless extender in a wireless residential network. A mobile device, obtains a media access point (MAC) address or serial number from a wireless extender, and transmits to a residential gateway a request to add the wireless extender to the wireless residential network. The residential gateway performs a protected onboarding operation that includes transmitting a unique onboarding trigger SSID to the wireless extender, the unique onboarding trigger SSID including an identifier with part or all of the MAC address or the serial number from the wireless extender and being provided as a signal to initiate a standard WPS operation on the wireless extender. The wireless extender initiates the standard WPS operation for establishing a wireless backhaul link between the wireless residential network and the wireless extender.

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Ken Haase