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Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2006
Applicants:

Mukesh Gupta, Milpitas, CA (US);

Ramanagopal Vogety, Milpitas, CA (US);

Srikanth Chavali, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Amalavoyal Chari, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mukesh Gupta, Milpitas, CA (US);

Ramanagopal Vogety, Milpitas, CA (US);

Srikanth Chavali, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Amalavoyal Chari, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Tropos Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus of allowing client roaming between gateways of a wireless mesh network is disclosed. The gateways are connected through a layer 3 network to an aggregation router. The method includes a first gateway sending a first route update to the aggregation router when a client joins a first cluster of the first gateway, the first gateway aging the route, and a second gateway sending a second route update to the aggregation router when the client roams to a second cluster of the second gateway.


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