Patent ID: 9130940
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network system of a network, comprising: network relay devices connected to each other to function as a virtual single network relay device, the network relay devices including: a master device configured to administrate the network system; and one or more member devices configured to be administrated by the master device, and an authentication server connected to the master device, wherein one of the network relay devices is connected with one or more external terminals, wherein when an external terminal of the one or more external terminals logins the network, the external terminal sends a login request to the master device relayed by one or more member devices, wherein when the master device receives the login request from the external terminal connected to the network system, the master device sends an authentication request to the authentication server and receives a response to the authentication request from the authentication server, and the master device sends a response to the login request to the external terminal, wherein when the authentication server receives the authentication request from the master device, the authentication server authenticates or denies the authentication request, wherein when the authentication request is authenticated, the one network relay device connected to the external terminal enables a communication between the external terminal and the one network relay device, and transmits enabled communication information to the other network relay devices belonging to the network system, wherein the other network relay devices, when receiving the enabled communication information, enable communications between the external terminal and the other network relay devices, respectively, wherein at least one of the network relay devices includes a roaming port to be connected to the external terminal when the external terminal roams, and the one network relay device connected with the external terminal transmits the enabled communication information to only the at least one network relay device with a roaming port, but not to the other network relay devices with no roaming port, and wherein the at least one network relay device with a roaming port transmits information of the roaming port to the other network relay devices belonging to the network system.