Method and system for sideband communication architecture for supporting manageability over wireless LAN (WLAN)

A method for controlling a network device comprising:

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

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

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