Client device identifier for dual-wi-fi connections
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsJerome Henry, Bart A. Brinckman, Shree Narasimha Murthy
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Abstract
A client device identifier for dual-Wi-Fi connections may be provided. First, it may be determined that a client device has associated over a first link having a first Media Access Control (MAC) address. Next, from the client device over the first link, a first management frame may be received that identifies a MAC address of a second link associated with the client device. Then, based on information in the first management frame, it may be determined that the first link and the second link are associated with the client device.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining that a client device has associated over a first link having a first Media Access Control (MAC) address;
- receiving, from the client device over the first link, a first management frame that identifies a MAC address of a second link associated with the client device;
- and
- determining, based on information in the first management frame, that the first link and the second link are associated with the client device.
A system comprising:
- a memory storage;
- and
- a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
- determine that a client device has associated over a first link having a first Media Access Control (MAC) address;
- receive, from the client device over the first link, a first management frame that identifies a MAC address of a second link associated with the client device;
- and
- determine, based on information in the first management frame, that the first link and the second link are associated with the client device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
- determining that a client device has associated over a first link having a first Media Access Control (MAC) address;
- receiving, from the client device over the first link, a first management frame that identifies a MAC address of a second link associated with the client device;
- and
- determining, based on information in the first management frame, that the first link and the second link are associated with the client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.