Mobility in a wireless enterprise network
View Patent ↗A method for configuring a network is described, the method comprising: receiving, from a first radio node in the network, network information associated with one or more second radio nodes in the network; generating a network relation table, the network relation table comprising network information associated with the first radio node and the one or more second radio nodes; and performing a handoff to a third radio node in the network using the network relation table.
1. A method for configuring a network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a control point radio node, network information identifying a first radio node in the network, wherein the first radio node is configured to communicate with the control point radio node, and wherein the control point radio node is configured for a connection with a mobile device;
receiving, by the control point radio node, a network relation table of the first radio node, wherein the network relation table of the first radio node comprises information identifying one or more second radio nodes in the network that are within a communication range of the first radio node;
wherein the one or more second radio nodes are out of a communication range of the control point radio node;
updating a network relation table of the control point radio node with (i) the network information identifying the first radio node, and (ii) the network relation table of the first radio node; and
initiating a handoff of the connection with the mobile device, from the control point radio node to one of the one or more second radio nodes, using the network relation table of the control point radio node.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, to the first radio node, a request for network information associated with the one or more second radio nodes in the network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network relation table of the control point radio node comprises a routing table.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from the first radio node through a radio interface, information identifying the first radio node as being in the network.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
using a network protocol to identify the first radio node as being in the network.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the handoff comprises one of a soft handoff or a hard handoff.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the handoff is executed through a direct communication link within the network.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the handoff is initiated following a detection, by the first radio node, of one or more of (i) a need to load balance the network, (ii) a need to maintain interference and power limits within the network, and (iii) one or more measurement reports received from a handset.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
automatically organizing one or more operational parameters based on information received about the first radio node in the network.
10. A system for configuring a network, the system comprising:
a control point radio node, in the network, configured to receive signals from a first radio device, in the network, and to transmit signals to the first radio device, the control point radio node being configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving network information identifying a first radio node in the network, wherein the first radio node is configured to communicate with the control point radio node, and wherein the control point radio node is configured for a connection with a mobile device;
receiving a network relation table of the first radio node, wherein the network relation table of the first radio node comprises information identifying one or more second radio nodes in the network that are within a communication range of the first radio node;
wherein the one or more second radio nodes are out of a communication range of the control point radio node;
updating a network relation table of the control point radio node with (i) the network information identifying the first radio node, and (ii) the network relation table of the first radio node; and
initiating a handoff of the connection with the mobile device, from the control point radio node to one of the one or more second radio nodes, using the network relation table of the control point radio node.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control point radio node is further configured to perform operations comprising:
sending, to the first radio node, a request for network information associated with the one or more second radio nodes in the network.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the network relation table of the control point radio node comprises a routing table.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control point radio node is further configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from the first radio node through a radio interface, information identifying the first radio node as being in the network.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control point radio node is further configured to perform operations comprising:
using a network protocol to identify the first radio node as being in the network.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the handoff comprises one of a soft handoff or a hard handoff.
16. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media configured to store instructions that are executable by a control point radio node to perform operations comprising:
receiving network information identifying a first radio node in the network, wherein the first radio node is configured to communicate with the control point radio node, and wherein the control point radio node is configured for a connection with a mobile device;
receiving, by the control point radio node, a network relation table of the first radio node, wherein the network relation table of the first radio node comprises information identifying one or more second radio nodes in the network that are within a communication range of the first radio node;
wherein the one or more second radio nodes are out of a communication range of the control point radio node;
updating a network relation table of the control point radio node with (i) the network information identifying the first radio node, and (ii) the network relation table of the first radio node; and
initiating a handoff of the connection with the mobile device, from the control point radio node to one of the one or more second radio nodes, using the network relation table of the control point radio node.
17. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
sending, to the first radio node, a request for network information associated with the one or more second radio nodes in the network.
18. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the network relation table of the control point radio node comprises a routing table.
19. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from the first radio node through a radio interface, information identifying the first radio node as being in the network.
20. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
using a network protocol to identify the first radio node as being in the network.