Patent ID: 8477775
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transporting mobility traffic comprising: receiving a packet frame from a mobile device, the packet frame having a mobility network identifier; mapping, at a mobility switch configured for routing wired message traffic and mobility message traffic, the mobility network identifier to a wired network identifier, the mobility message traffic defined by a wireless link to the mobile device; determining, from the mapping, the wired network identifier corresponding to the user of the mobile device; forwarding, based on the determined wired network identifier, the packet frame, the forwarded packet frame transported via the mapped wired network identifier; assigning a mobility network identifier to a mobility device corresponding to a user; assigning a wired network identifier to a stationary device corresponding to a user, the stationary device defined by a wired connection to a core network and the mobility device defined by a wireless link to the core network; and defining a mapping from the mobility network identifier to the wired network identifier, the mapping for determining the wired network identifier corresponding to a packet frame emanating from the mobility device assigned the mobility network identifier; storing the mapping at a wireless controller, the wireless controller coupled to each of the mobility switches for transporting the mapping, and indentifying, via the mapping, the mobility network identifier at a mobility switch different than the mobility switch included in the wired connection of the stationary device to the core network; wherein the mobility network identifier has a visibility among mobility switches in a local area network (LAN) corresponding to the stationary device, the core network including a plurality of LANs, further comprising: mapping a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the mobile device to a mobility network identifier at a wireless access point; receiving a packet frame from the wireless access point at a remote mobility switch, the remote mobility switch indicative of roaming user; and indexing, from the mapping at the remote mobility switch, the mobility network identifier to determine the wired network identifier corresponding to the roaming user.