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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 28, 2019
Applicant:

Csc Holdings, Llc, Bethpage, NY (US);

Inventors:

Edgar Crespi, Weston, CT (US);

James Digangi, Nesconset, NY (US);

Michael Olavarria, East Northpoint, NY (US);

Paul Hess, Rocky Point, NY (US);

Assignee:

CSC Holdings, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/18 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/18 (2013.01); H04L 61/10 (2013.01); H04L 61/2015 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 36/0016 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments enable seamless Wi-Fi roaming by providing a user with a single username that is associated with a set of resources in the seamless network that includes different Wi-Fi networks (e.g., Wi-Fi networks with different domain names). As a user travels from a first access point in a first Wi-Fi network to a second access point in a second Wi-Fi network within the seamless network, network elements in the seamless network may recognize the user's single username as an already established session (e.g., with the first access point) and direct traffic accordingly to the second access point. Embodiments also satisfy business requirements by updating accounting data accordingly by indicating that the user accessed the seamless network from the first Wi-Fi network. Embodiments allow a user roaming on the seamless network to experience the policies and network requirements associated with the Wi-Fi domain of the second access point.


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