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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Wenjing Chu, Saratoga, CA (US);
Snigdhendu S. Mukhopadhyay, San Jose, CA (US);
Saikrishna M. Kotha, San Jose, CA (US);
Rabah Hamdi, Round Rock, TX (US);
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
An information handling system is provided herein. The information handling system includes a controlling bridge having a plurality of bridge ports and at least one port extender coupled to one of the bridge ports of the controlling bridge to form an extended bridge. The port extender has a plurality of extension ports. The information handling system further includes an access point coupled to the port extender such that a wireless association between the access point and one or more stations appears as a logical bridge port to the controlling bridge and to an access controller system. The access point has a wireless transceiver to communication with the one or more stations. Associated methods are provided herein for providing wireless network access to a local area network.