Client signaling for indicating links for target access point for seamless roaming
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsBinita Gupta, Brian D. Hart
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Abstract
Client signaling for indicating links for a target Access Point (AP) to use for seamless roaming may be provided. A target AP establishes one or more links with a client device for roaming to the target AP, wherein the links are configured in a power save mode by default. The target AP receives signaling indicating availability of a link of the one or more links for transmissions to the client device. The target AP determines, based on the signaling, when the link is available for transmissions and initiates one or both of downlink transmissions and triggered uplink transmissions to the client device on the link after determining the link is available.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- establishing, by a target access point (AP), one or more links with a client device for roaming to the target AP, wherein the one or more links are configured in a power save mode by default;
- receiving, by the target AP, signaling indicating availability of a link of the one or more links for transmissions to the client device;
- determining, by the target AP and based on the signaling, when the link is available for transmissions;
- and
- initiating, by the target AP, transmissions to the client device on the link after determining the link is available.
A system comprising:
- a memory storage;
- and
- a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
- establish one or more links with a client device for roaming, wherein the one or more links are configured in a power save mode by default;
- receive signaling indicating availability of a link of the one or more links for transmissions to the client device;
- determine, based on the signaling, when the link is available for transmissions;
- and
- initiate transmissions to the client device on the link after determining the link is available.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:
- establishing one or more links with a client device for roaming, wherein the one or more links are configured in a power save mode by default;
- receiving signaling indicating availability of a link of the one or more links for transmissions to the client device;
- determining, and based on the signaling, when the link is available for transmissions;
- and
- initiating transmissions to the client device on the link after determining the link is available.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.