Patent ID: 8195237
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a slave switch, the slave switch comprises an associated first and second slave switch wireless modules; and a slave switch logical bridge interface associated with the slave switch, the slave switch logical bridge interface being in data communication with each of the first and second slave switch wireless modules, the slave switch logical bridge interface is configured to selectively route data among the first and second slave switch wireless modules; wherein the first slave switch wireless module is configured to receive a first connection signal from a first master switch wireless module and is configured to establish a first wireless data communication link with the first master switch wireless module broadcasting the first connection signal after receipt thereof; wherein the first slave switch wireless module is further configured to add the first master switch wireless module associated with a master switch to a list of prohibited interfaces to prevent another slave switch wireless module associated with the slave switch from establishing a wireless data communication link with the first master switch wireless module; wherein the second slave switch wireless module is configured to receive a second connection signal from a second master switch wireless module associated with the master switch and is configured to compare the second master switch wireless module associated with the second connection signal with the prohibited list; wherein the second slave switch wireless module is configured to establish a second wireless data communication link with the second master switch wireless module broadcasting the second connection signal after receipt thereof in accordance with the prohibited list comparison; and wherein the first wireless data communication link and the second wireless data communications link operate concurrently.