Patent ID: 8539055
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: self-assigning, by an access point among a plurality of access points in a wireless network, an internal Internet Protocol (IP) address in a link local address space, wherein the plurality of access points are self-assigned with a plurality of internal IP addresses in the link local address space; transmitting an IP address conflict check request to other access points in the plurality of access points; in response to the IP address conflict being detected, self-reassigning a different internal IP address in the link local address space; and responding to a control path or management network frame received by the access point from another access point in the plurality of access points based on the self-assigned internal IP address in the link local address space, wherein the plurality of access points are configurable by a host server using a single IP address without the host server having knowledge of the plurality of self-reassigned internal IP addresses.