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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Michael E. Lewis, Hartville, OH (US);
Inventor:
Michael E. Lewis, Hartville, OH (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 (2006.01); H04Q 7/28 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network management architecture is disclosed having a network backbone and one or more macro service areas. Each macro service area includes one or more basic service areas, which each include an access point and a plurality of associated clients. A management system is employed for connecting the access points to the network backbone. The management system regulates access of the clients to the network so as to control a desired network parameter, which can relate to throughput, quality of service, or any other desired network parameter.