Patent ID: 8553662
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for providing Wi-Fi roaming within a service provider network, the system comprising: a roaming Wi-Fi device, comprising a media access control (MAC) address; a roaming datastore storing service set identifications (SSIDs) and security configurations of one or more wireless access points (APs) in association with MAC addresses of one or more roaming Wi-Fi devices, wherein the one or more APs are nodes in the service provider network; a first wireless AP device configured with an SSID and a security configuration, wherein the first wireless AP is a component of a home gateway; and a second wireless AP device, wherein the second wireless AP device is a component of a foreign gateway and wherein the second wireless AP comprises a processor configured with processor executable software instructions to perform operations comprising: