WLAN infrastructure provided directions and roaming

Details WLAN infrastructure provided directions and roaming WLAN infrastructure provided directions and roaming

2006-05-31

2010-10-26

Rampuria, Sharad (Department: 2617)

Multiplex communications

Communication over free space

Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...

C370S338000, C455S432100, C455S434000, C455S041200, C455S456100, C455S410000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07821986

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a method for facilitating maintaining wireless connectivity and roaming in wireless networks includes estimating a current location of the wireless client and determining a physical route and a wireless access point route based on the current location and a destination.

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