Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves from a wireless sensor deployed at a customer site, connecting to a wireless access point (AP) deployed at the customer site and based on a private key stored in the wireless sensor, performing mutual authentication between the wireless sensor and an authentication server connected to the wireless AP.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless channel scanning involves performing a wireless local area network (WLAN) scan and a spectral scan on a first channel of a channel scan list, and at the wireless device, performing the WLAN scan and the spectral scan on a second channel of the channel scan list after the WLAN scan and the spectral scan on the first channel are completed.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for wireless channel scanning involves at a cloud server, building a set of channels for off-channel scanning to be performed by a selected group of wireless access points (APs), at the cloud server, determining whether the set of channels for off-channel scanning can be further pruned to generate a final optimized list of channels for off-channel scanning, and at the cloud server, sending the final optimized list of channels for off-channel scanning to the selected group of wireless APs.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network traffic management of a network deployed at a customer site involves establishing a wired traffic overlay tunnel between an access switch (AS) of the network deployed at the customer site and a head end (HE) of the network deployed at the customer site, establishing a wireless traffic overlay tunnel between a wireless access point (AP) of the network deployed at the customer site and the HE of the network deployed at the customer site, and conveying network traffic associated with a network device through the wired traffic overlay tunnel or the wireless traffic overlay tunnel based on whether the network device connects to the network through a wired link or connects to the network wirelessly.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves at a head end (HE), receiving an authentication message from a wireless access point (AP) deployed at a customer site and at the HE, receiving an authentication response from an authentication server in response to the authentication message.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves from a wireless sensor deployed at a customer site, connecting to a wireless access point (AP) deployed at the customer site and based on a private key stored in the wireless sensor, performing mutual authentication between the wireless sensor and an authentication server connected to the wireless AP.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves at a head end (HE), receiving an authentication message from a wireless access point (AP) deployed at a customer site and at the HE, receiving an authentication response from an authentication server in response to the authentication message.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network coverage management of a network deployed at a customer site involves at a cloud server connected to the network, receiving network coverage information of the network deployed at the customer site from wireless sensors deployed at the customer site and at the cloud server, automatically determining a service-level agreement (SLA) network coverage metric based on the network coverage information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network traffic management of a network deployed at a customer site involves establishing a wired traffic overlay tunnel between an access switch (AS) of the network deployed at the customer site and a head end (HE) of the network deployed at the customer site, establishing a wireless traffic overlay tunnel between a wireless access point (AP) of the network deployed at the customer site and the HE of the network deployed at the customer site, and conveying network traffic associated with a network device through the wired traffic overlay tunnel or the wireless traffic overlay tunnel based on whether the network device connects to the network through a wired link or connects to the network wirelessly.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves from a wireless sensor deployed at a customer site, connecting to a wireless access point (AP) deployed at the customer site and based on a private key stored in the wireless sensor, performing mutual authentication between the wireless sensor and an authentication server connected to the wireless AP.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network coverage management of a network deployed at a customer site involves at a cloud server connected to the network, receiving network coverage information of the network deployed at the customer site from wireless sensors deployed at the customer site and at the cloud server, automatically determining a service-level agreement (SLA) network coverage metric based on the network coverage information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves at a head end (HE), receiving an authentication message from a wireless access point (AP) deployed at a customer site and at the HE, receiving an authentication response from an authentication server in response to the authentication message.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves at a head end (HE), receiving an authentication message from a wireless access point (AP) deployed at a customer site, at the HE, performing a load balance operation in response to the authentication message to select a first authenticator from authenticators of the HE, at the HE, performing an authentication operation using the first authenticator based on the authentication message to generate an authentication request, and from the HE, transmitting the authentication request to an authentication server.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of communications involves from a wireless sensor deployed at a customer site, connecting to a wireless access point (AP) deployed at the customer site and based on a private key stored in the wireless sensor, performing mutual authentication between the wireless sensor and an authentication server connected to the wireless AP.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of network availability management of a network deployed at a customer site involves at a cloud server connected to the network, receiving network availability information of the network deployed at the customer site from at least one wireless sensor deployed at the customer site, at the cloud server, receiving wireless communications channel quality information of the network deployed at the customer site, and at the cloud server, automatically determining a service-level agreement (SLA) network availability metric based on the network availability information and the wireless communications channel quality information.

Abstract: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for network capacity management of a network deployed at a customer site involves at a cloud server connected to the network, receiving network capacity information of the network deployed at the customer site from wireless sensors deployed at the customer site and at the cloud server, automatically determining a service-level agreement (SLA) network capacity metric based on the network capacity information.

Abstract: A method for performing aggregation at one or more layers starts with an AP placing at a first layer one or more received frames in a queue at the AP. When a transmit scheduler is ready to transmit an aggregated frame corresponding to the queue, the AP may iteratively select a plurality of frames selected from the one or more received frames, and aggregate at the first layer the plurality of frames into the aggregated frame. The number of frames included in an aggregated frame may be based on at least one of: a dynamically updated rate of transmission associated with a size of the frames, a class of the frames, a transmission opportunity value associated with the class of the frames and a total projected airtime for transmitting the aggregated frame. Other embodiments are also described.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium, network device, and method for enabling simultaneous transmit and receive in the same Wi-Fi band within a device by obtaining a first information corresponding to a first set of signals to be transmitted wirelessly by a first antenna of a first device; transmitting, by the first antenna of the first device, the first set of signals; receiving, by a second antenna of the first device, a second set of signals comprising (a) the first set of signals transmitted by the first antenna of the first device and (b) a third set of signals transmitted by a second device different than the first device; determining a third information corresponding to the third set of signals by canceling the first set of signals from the second set of signals, wherein the third information comprises an estimation of the third set of signals transmitted by the second device.

Abstract: A system with a device including a hardware processor is configured to perform operations: receiving, by the device, a message over a wired medium, wherein the message has a frame including (a) a MAC address as a source MAC address for the frame and (b) a second MAC address as a destination MAC address for the frame, extracting, by the device, the frame from the message received over the wired medium, and wirelessly transmitting, by the device, the frame without modifying the source MAC address and without modifying the destination MAC address.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and network device for dynamic channel bandwidth selection in a wireless local area network. Specifically, a network device obtains information corresponding to a first set of packets transmitted on one or more of a plurality of channel bandwidths over a first period of time. Based on the information, the network device selects a particular channel bandwidth, of the plurality of channel bandwidths, for transmitting a second set of packets; and transmits the second set of packets at the particular channel bandwidth. Additionally, based on the information, the network device can dynamically select a number of packets, from a second set of packets, to queue at hardware components with channel bandwidth selection for transmission by the hardware components; and can queue the selected number of packets at the hardware components with channel bandwidth selection.