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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2009
Patrice R. Calhoun, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Scott G. Kelly, Fremont, CA (US);
Rohit Kumar Suri, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Patrice R. Calhoun, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Scott G. Kelly, Fremont, CA (US);
Rohit Kumar Suri, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating deployment and configuration of managed access points in hierarchical wireless network systems. An embodiment of the invention facilitates deployment and configuration of conventional, substantially autonomous access points operating in connection with a central management node, such as a server or appliance. In another embodiment, the present invention facilitates deployment and configuration of light-weight access points in a hierarchical wireless network system. In one embodiment, the present invention also provides a streamlined encryption key exchange protocol adapted to hierarchical wireless network system architectures.