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Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Extreme Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

George Gang Chen, Fremont, CA (US);

Edward Chee, Milpitas, CA (US);

Gururaj Govindasamy, Milpitas, CA (US);

Assignee:

Extreme Networks, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04L 69/08 (2022.01); H04W 84/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04L 69/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A plug-in network device is disclosed. The plug-in network device can be used in association with a network management system and an infrastructure network device. The plug-in network device includes two antenna arrays, one of which is up-facing and one of which is front-facing. The plug-in network device can achieve wireless communication with the infrastructure network device via the up-facing antenna array and provide network services to wireless stations through the front-facing antenna array. The network management system can manage both the infrastructure network device and the plug-in network device.


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