Enabling seamless user mobility in a short-range wireless networking environment
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1. A method of enabling seamless user mobility in a short-range wireless networking environment, comprising:
- providing a plurality of Handoff Management Points (HMPs), each of the HMPs equipped with a short-range wireless link for communication with one or more portable client devices and a link to a networking environment wherein one or more application servers can be accessed; and
providing a Handoff Core Server to manage the HMPs in accordance with an HMP presence protocol that allows an HMP to configure and register itself with the Handoff Core Server with no administrator intervention.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods, systems, and computer program instructions for enabling a variety of devices, particularly low-power hand-held devices, to travel seamlessly through a networking environment such as that encountered within a building by establishing connectivity to a plurality of network access points. The illusion of seamless network connectivity is provided by having these access points coordinate with a core server to perform user authentication, device address assignment, and handoff services.
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1. A method of enabling seamless user mobility in a short-range wireless networking environment, comprising:
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providing a plurality of Handoff Management Points (HMPs), each of the HMPs equipped with a short-range wireless link for communication with one or more portable client devices and a link to a networking environment wherein one or more application servers can be accessed; and providing a Handoff Core Server to manage the HMPs in accordance with an HMP presence protocol that allows an HMP to configure and register itself with the Handoff Core Server with no administrator intervention. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for enabling seamless user mobility in a wireless networking environment, comprising:
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a plurality of Handoff Management Points (HMPs), each equipped with a wireless link for communication with one or more portable user devices and a link to a networking environment wherein application programs and application servers reside; and a Handoff Core Server to manage the HMPs in accordance with an HMP presence protocol that allows an HMP to configure and register itself with the Handoff Core Server with no administrator intervention. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for enabling seamless user mobility in a wireless networking environment, comprising:
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a plurality of access points, each equipped with a wireless link for communication with a portable device and a link to a networking environment including one or more application servers; and a handoff server to manage the access points in accordance with a protocol that allows an access point to configure and register itself with the handoff server with no administrator intervention.
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