Method and device for managing wireless access point ap

Abstract

An Access Point (AP) connection device establishes a virtual Inter-Process Communication (IPC) connection with each of a plurality of APs. The AP connection device establishes a Controlling and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) tunnel connection with a wireless Access Controller (AC).

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of communication technologies, in particular to a method and device for managing wireless access points (APs). Background technique [0002] Wireless access point (Access Point, AP) is a commonly used device when building a small wireless local area network. It is equivalent to a bridge connecting a wired network and a wireless network. in the net. A wireless controller (Access Controller, AC) is a network device that can automatically optimize a basic wireless network and support advanced mobile services on the network. It is responsible for managing APs in a wireless network in a certain area. [0003] When a large area of ​​wireless coverage is required in a certain area, it is often necessary to use multiple APs to work together, and the AC-AP system is required. The AP and the AC establish a connection through a CAPWAP (Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol Specification, controlle...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the first AC and the AP still need to interact through CAPWAP messages, so after the first AC obtains the CAPWAP message, it still needs to frequently analyze the received CAPWAP message to obtain the payload

Although this reduces the cost, the real-time communication between the second AC and the AP is still not guaranteed

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