Ap-local dynamic switching

A processor-readable non-transitory medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

• receive a station switching record (SSR) from an upstream source;
• determine, based on a class of a data signal and in accordance with the SSR, whether to locally switch the data signal to a wireless station or switch the data signal to an upstream switch;
• when the class of the data signal is determined to be a first class, switch the data signal locally to the wireless station by forwarding the data signal to the wireless station without forwarding the data signal to the upstream switch;
• and
• when the class of the data signal is determined to be a second class, tunnel the data signal to the upstream switch for switching at the upstream switch.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory;
• the processor configured to:
• receive a data signal;
• determine, based on a class of the data signal, whether to locally switch the data signal to a wireless station or switch the data signal to an upstream switch;
• when the class of the data signal is determined to be a first class, switch the data signal locally via Layer 2 switching to the wireless station;
• and
• when the class of the data signal is determined to be a second class, tunneling the data signal via Layer 2 switching to the upstream switch for switching at the upstream switch.