Patent ID: 8264947
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a primary route for handling wireless traffic between an internet and an intranet, the primary route including a primary gateway router connected to the internet, a primary switch configured to aggregate and direct wireless traffic on the intranet, and an access manager connected between the primary gateway router and the primary switch, the access manager configured to allow access to the internet to an authorized guest, the primary gateway router, the access manager and primary switch being located at a first data center, the primary gateway router and the primary switch communicating with each other using a protocol that is not configurable on the access manager, the primary route being connected wirelessly to the intranet; and a secondary route providing a redundant route between the internet and the intranet, the secondary route including a secondary gateway router connected to the internet and a secondary switch configured to aggregate and direct wireless traffic on the intranet, the secondary gateway router and secondary switch being located at a second data center geographically separate from the first data center, wherein the primary switch and secondary switch are on a same subnet, and the primary switch and secondary switch exchange keep-alive messages with each other.