Patent ID: 9148895
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, at an access point, an association request, wherein the association request is related to a wireless client; sending, from an access point, a multicast session request for information related to the wireless client, wherein the wireless client is associated with another access point; receiving, at the access point, a plurality of responses, wherein the a response includes one or more firewall rules and additional information related to the wireless client, and wherein the plurality of responses are associated with a plurality of access points; determining, at the access point, a set of firewall rules for the wireless client, wherein the set of firewall rules are determined using the plurality of responses associated with the plurality of access points; and transmitting, from the access point, an acknowledgement, wherein receiving the acknowledgement causes the other access point to delete the firewall rules and the additional information related to the wireless client.