# US 10,485,043 B2 · Multi-connection access point > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,485,043 B2 - Document ID: US10485043B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/580,071 - Filed: 2016-10-28 - Published: 2018-12-13 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-10-28 - Assignees: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Applicants: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP - Inventors: Wei Huang; Hsiu-Wei Liu; Chunfeng Wang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10485043B2 ## CPC - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04L 12/4641: {Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] (LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272)} - H04L 63/0209: {Architectural arrangements, e.g. perimeter networks or demilitarized zones} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 88/10: adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points - H04W 88/12: Access point controller devices - H04W 76/16: Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer - H04W 92/12: between access points and access point controllers - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Example implementations relate to multi-connection access points. For example, an access point can include instructions to: establish a first connection to a first controller, wherein the access point receives configuration data from the first controller to generate a first virtual access point with the first controller; and establish a second connection to a second controller, wherein the access point receives configuration data from the second controller to generate a second virtual access point with the second controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An access point comprising a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processing resource, cause the processing resource to: establish a first connection to a first controller, wherein the access point receives configuration data from the first controller to generate a first virtual access point with the first controller; and establish a second connection to a second controller, wherein the access point receives configuration data from the second controller to generate a second virtual access point with the second controller, wherein the access point provides services to a first zone through the first virtual access point and a second zone through the second virtual access point and the first controller is configured to manage one or more settings of the first virtual access point of the access point and one or more other first zone access points without affecting the second controller from separately managing one or more settings of the second virtual access point of the access point and one or more other second zone access points, wherein the first controller utilizes a first protocol and the second controller utilizes a second protocol, and wherein setting changes received from the first controller overrides setting changes received from the second controller. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The access point of claim 1, wherein the first controller manages services for the first zone and the second controller manages services for the second zone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The access point of claim 1, wherein the first controller manages settings of the access point. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The access point of claim 1, wherein the first controller includes a first security classification and a second controller includes a second security classification. ### Claim 5 A non-transitory memory resource including instructions executable by a processing resource to: establish a first connection with a first controller corresponding to a first zone of a network; receive configuration data to establish a first virtual access point corresponding to the first controller; establish a second connection with a second controller corresponding to a second zone of the network; and receive configuration data to establish a second virtual access point corresponding to the second controller, wherein the access point provides services to a first zone through the first virtual access point and a second zone through the second virtual access point and the first controller is configured to manage one or more settings of the first virtual access point of the access point and one or more other first zone access points without affecting the second controller from separately managing one or more settings of the second virtual access point of the access point and one or more other second zone access points, wherein the first controller utilizes a first protocol and the second controller utilizes a second protocol, and wherein setting changes received from the first controller overrides setting changes received from the second controller. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The memory resource of claim 5, wherein the configuration data to establish the first virtual access point includes a first extended service set identification (ESSID) and the configuration data to establish the second virtual access point includes a second ESSID. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The memory resource of claim 5, wherein received traffic including the first ESSID is transferred to the first controller and received traffic including the second ESSID is transferred to the second controller. ### Claim 8 A method, comprising: sending, by an access point, a first connection request to a first controller; receiving, by the access point, configuration data from the first controller to generate a first virtual access point on the access point; sending, by the access point, a second connection request to a second controller, wherein the first controller and the second controller are different controllers; and receiving, by the access point, configuration data from the second controller to generate a second virtual access point on the access point, wherein the access point provides services to a first zone through the first virtual access point and a second zone through the second virtual access point and the first controller is configured to manage one or more settings of the first virtual access point of the access point and one or more other first zone access points without affecting the second controller from separately managing one or more settings of the second virtual access point of the access point and one or more other second zone access points, wherein the first controller utilizes a first protocol and the second controller utilizes a second protocol, and wherein setting changes received from the first controller overrides setting changes received from the second controller. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein receiving configuration data from the first controller includes receiving configuration instructions to send a plurality of additional connection requests to additional controllers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, comprising receiving, by the access point, communication from a plurality of client devices communicatively coupled to the access point. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, comprising, transferring, by the access point, the communication to either the first controller or the second controller based on the configuration data received from the first controller.