18483601. MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL (Cisco Technology, Inc.)
MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Juan Carlos Zuniga of Montreal CA
Malcolm M. Smith of Richardson TX US
Brian D. Hart of Sunnyvale CA US
Jerome Henry of Pittsboro NC US
MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18483601 titled 'MULTI-ACCESS POINT COORDINATION CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
Original Abstract Submitted
Multi-AP Coordination (MAPC) configuration protocol may be provided. MAPC modes supported by a plurality of Access Points (APs) may be discovered. A MAPC group of a sub-set of APs of the plurality of APs may be formed. Each AP of the sub-set of APs of the MAPC group may support at least one common MAPC mode. Roles including a leader and followers of the MAPC group may be advertised. A first AP of the MAPC group may be assigned as the leader and remaining APs of the MAPC group may be assigned as the followers.