Method and system for sideband communication architecture for supporting manageability over wireless lan (wlan)

A network device comprising:

• a wireless network interface controller configured to receive wireless packets, including management traffic corresponding to a management protocol from a management device;
• a host subsystem including a management filter configured to filter the management traffic from the wireless packets received in the wireless network interface controller;
• a management controller configured to execute management operations in accordance with the received management traffic, wherein
• when the host subsystem is available, the management filter of the host subsystem filters the management traffic from the wireless packets received in the wireless network interface controller and forwards the filtered management traffic back to the wireless network interface controller, which forwards the filtered management traffic to the management controller for execution of the management operations in accordance with the filtered management traffic, and
• when the host subsystem is unavailable, the wireless network interface controller forwards at least the management traffic to the management controller for execution of the management operations in accordance with the filtered management traffic, independent of the host subsystem.

A method for controlling a network device comprising:

• receiving, by a wireless network interface controller of the network device, wireless packets, including management traffic corresponding to a management protocol from a management device;
• filtering the management traffic from the wireless packets received in the wireless network interface controller;
• executing, by a management controller of the network device, management operations in accordance with the received management traffic, wherein
• when a host subsystem of the network device configured to filter the management traffic is available, a management filter of the host subsystem filters the management traffic from the wireless packets received in the wireless network interface controller and forwards the filtered management traffic back to the wireless network interface controller, which forwards the filtered management traffic to the management controller for execution of the management operations in accordance with the filtered management traffic, and
• when the host subsystem is unavailable, the wireless network interface controller forwards at least the management traffic to the management controller for execution of the management operations in accordance with the filtered management traffic, independent of the host subsystem.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause a network device to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, by a wireless network interface controller of the network device, wireless packets, including management traffic corresponding to a management protocol from a management device;
• filtering the management traffic from the wireless packets received in the wireless network interface controller;
• executing, by a management controller of the network device, management operations in accordance with the received management traffic, wherein
• when a host subsystem of the network device configured to filter the management traffic is available, a management filter of the host subsystem filters the management traffic from the wireless packets received in the wireless network interface controller and forwards the filtered management traffic back to the wireless network interface controller, which forwards the filtered management traffic to the management controller for execution of the management operations in accordance with the filtered management traffic, and
• when the host subsystem is unavailable, the wireless network interface controller forwards at least the management traffic to the management controller for execution of the management operations in accordance with the filtered management traffic, independent of the host subsystem.