Patent ID: 9585186
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computerized method for providing a virtual Wi-Fi service using internet protocol (IP) connections between a central Wi-Fi access gateway and one or more radio nodes, wherein the radio nodes and the Wi-Fi access gateway are connected across a network, and the Wi-Fi access gateway provides the virtual Wi-Fi service to Wi-Fi devices connected to the radio nodes, comprising: establishing, by a Wi-Fi access gateway, an IP connection with a first radio node across a network, wherein the first radio node is configured to connect to one or more Wi-Fi devices located near the first radio node; receiving, by the Wi-Fi access gateway, network traffic over the IP connection, wherein the network traffic is associated with a Wi-Fi device from the one or more Wi-Fi devices connected to the first radio node; and providing, by the Wi-Fi access gateway, a virtual Wi-Fi service through the network to the Wi-Fi device based on the network traffic such that the Wi-Fi device connects to the virtual Wi-Fi service as if the virtual Wi-Fi service is a physical device locally connected to the first radio node.