Patent ID: 8804732
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a wireless access point controller configured to receive information associated with a topology of a network including information associated with which access switch from a plurality of access switches each virtual local area network (VLAN) from a plurality of VLANs is associated, the wireless access point controller configured to associate each VLAN from the plurality of VLANs with a unique tunnel identifier from a plurality of tunnel identifiers, the wireless access point controller configured to provide each wireless access point from a plurality of wireless access points a first control information including the plurality of tunnel identifiers such that a first wireless access point from the plurality of wireless access points can send a data packet received from a wireless device to an access switch from the plurality of access switches associated with a destination VLAN from the plurality of VLANs using the unique tunnel identifier associated with the destination VLAN, the wireless access point controller configured to provide a second control information to each access switch from the plurality of access switches such that the access switch from the plurality of access switches encapsulates the data packet, using the second control information, prior to forwarding the data packet to a second wireless access point from the plurality of wireless access points and associated with a destination device.