Patents Assigned to Trapeze Networks, Inc.
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Patent number: 11432147Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID. A method according to the technique may include beaconing with a backhaul SSID; acting in concert with an upstream switch as an authenticator for a downstream station that responds to the beacon; providing limited local switching functionality for the downstream station.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James Murphy, Gary Eugene Morain, Stan Chesnutt
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Publication number: 20210029544Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID. A method according to the technique may include beaconing with a backhaul SSID; acting in concert with an upstream switch as an authenticator for a downstream station that responds to the beacon; providing limited local switching functionality for the downstream station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James MURPHY, Gary Eugene MORAIN, Stan CHESNUTT
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Publication number: 20200404498Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voiceover-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James MURPHY, Gary Eugene MORAIN, Stan CHESNUTT
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Patent number: 10834585Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID. A method according to the technique may include beaconing with a backhaul SSID; acting in concert with an upstream switch as an authenticator for a downstream station that responds to the beacon; providing limited local switching functionality for the downstream station.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James Murphy, Gary Eugene Morain, Stan Chesnutt
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Patent number: 10798650Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voice-over-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James Murphy, Gary Eugene Morain, Stan Chesnutt
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Patent number: 10638304Abstract: A technique for facilitating the management of a wireless database related to station records and radio-frequency (RF) information by reducing unnecessary sharing of the data among wireless switches, thus enhancing efficiency in a wireless network. A system constructed according to the technique includes a collection of wireless switches with each switch having associated access points (AP), an AP database distributed throughout the collection of wireless switches, and at least one station radio frequency (RF) database. The AP database includes data associated with ownership of the AP's by the switches, and the station RF database includes wireless station information and RF information. AP radio adjacency is determined by whether an AP owned by a specific switch can detect the other AP owned by another switch. The station and RF information database is shared only within the subset of switches that have AP radio adjacency.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventor: James Murphy
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Publication number: 20190261266Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voice-over-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James MURPHY, Gary Eugene MORAIN, Stan CHESNUTT
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Patent number: 10327202Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voice-over-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James Murphy, Gary Eugene Morain, Stan Chesnutt
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Publication number: 20180063766Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voice-over-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James MURPHY, Gary Eugene MORAIN, Stan CHESNUTT
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Patent number: 9838942Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voice-over-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James Murphy, Gary Eugene Morain, Stan Chesnutt
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Publication number: 20160135108Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voice-over-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James MURPHY, Gary Eugene MORAIN, Stan CHESNUTT
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Publication number: 20160088551Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include a wireless switch; an access point (AP) wire-coupled to the wireless switch; and a UAP mesh, wirelessly coupled to the AP, including a UAP with an AP-local switching engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. Another system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James MURPHY, Gary Eugene MORAIN, Stan CHESNUTT
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Patent number: 9258702Abstract: A technique for implementing AP-local dynamic switching involves Layer 2 switching. This may be accomplished by providing data associated with wireless stations to an AP sufficient to enable the AP to determine whether traffic from a particular wireless station should be locally switched. Alternatively, the wireless station may be able to determine whether to locally switch traffic based upon the traffic itself. For example, it may be desirable to AP-locally switch voice traffic to avoid latency, which is particularly detrimental to voice transmissions such as voice-over-IP. Traffic that is not to be switched locally is Layer 2 tunneled upstream.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2007Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James Murphy, Gary Eugene Morain, Stan Chesnutt
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Publication number: 20160021528Abstract: A technique for facilitating the management of a wireless database related to station records and radio-frequency (RF) information by reducing unnecessary sharing of the data among wireless switches, thus enhancing efficiency in a wireless network. A system constructed according to the technique includes a collection of wireless switches with each switch having associated access points (AP), an AP database distributed throughout the collection of wireless switches, and at least one station radio frequency (RF) database. The AP database includes data associated with ownership of the AP's by the switches, and the station RF database includes wireless station information and RF information. AP radio adjacency is determined by whether an AP owned by a specific switch can detect the other AP owned by another switch. The station and RF information database is shared only within the subset of switches that have AP radio adjacency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventor: James MURPHY
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Patent number: 9232451Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include a wireless switch; an access point (AP) wire-coupled to the wireless switch; and a UAP mesh, wirelessly coupled to the AP, including a UAP with an AP-local switching engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. Another system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James Murphy, Gary Eugene Morain, Stan Chesnutt
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Patent number: 8978105Abstract: A technique for providing a prediction as to whether a resource will be accessible to a user is described. The technique can involve comparing asserted membership in a wireless realm with membership records. Advantageously, a user can be made aware of the likelihood of access to a resource before attempting to reach the resource.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2008Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventor: Matthew S. Gast
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Patent number: 8966018Abstract: Automatically configuring network device, network system architecture, and method for configuring one or a plurality of devices on a network. Device and network system architectures and methods for automatically self-initiating and configuring one, a plurality, or hundreds of wired or wireless network devices. Autoconfiguring wireless Local Area Network switch and access point devices connected to the switch. Method for accessing remote server by a device to acquire device configuration information. Method for deploying a network including at least one network device at a facility without the participation of a person having knowledge of networks or network devices at the facility. Computer program and computer program product.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2010Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: Jamsheed Bugwadia, Yun Freund, Paul E. Zeldin
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Patent number: 8964747Abstract: This specification describes a system that can offer, among other advantages, dynamically allowing or rejecting non-DHCP packets entering a switch. In addition, a FDB is commonly used by a bridge or switch to store an incoming packet's source MAC address and its port number, then later on if the destination MAC address of another incoming packet matching any entry in FDB will be forwarded to its associated port. Using the techniques described herein, not only this will be completely transparent to user, the techniques can also result in an increase in switch performance by blocking unwanted traffic at an earlier stage of forwarding process and freeing up other processing units at a later stage, like switch fabric or packet processing stages.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventor: Tyng Jar Albert Hu
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Publication number: 20140364130Abstract: A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include a wireless switch; an access point (AP) wire-coupled to the wireless switch; and a UAP mesh, wirelessly coupled to the AP, including a UAP with an AP-local switching engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. Another system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: James MURPHY, Gary Eugene MORAIN, Stan CHESNUTT
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Patent number: 8902904Abstract: Systems and methods for network assignment based on priority are described in this application. In one aspect, a technique for network assignment based on priority relates to establishing a connection between a client and a virtual local area network (VLAN), based on an explicit or implicit network priority preference of the client. In an embodiment, multiple VLANs can be combined into one network bundle, the network bundle being a unit network for priority specification. In addition, multiple network bundles may be available for network assignment on a particular network controller (e.g., network switch). For example, the preferred network of a client may be comprised of several individual VLANs. Thus, the client can be assigned to any of the constituent VLANs included in the preferred network bundle.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Trapeze Networks, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Stuart Gast, Michael Paul Sale