Network device with handover based packet management

摘要

A network device includes a transceiver and a control module. The transceiver transmits, from the network device to a first access point, first packets and second packets, transmits a request signal to a second access point to perform a handover of support for the network device from the first access point to the second access point, and receives a control message from the second access point based on the request signal. The transceiver receives the control message subsequent to transmitting the first packets to the second access point. The control message indicates the second access point received, during the handover, the first packets from the first access point, and one of the first packets from the network device. The control module, based on the control message, refrains from transmitting the one of the first packets, discards the first packets, and has the second packets transmitted to the second access point.

主权项

1. A network device comprising:
a transceiver configured to (i) transmit, from the network device to a first access point, a first plurality of packets and a second plurality of packets, (ii) transmit a request signal to a second access point to perform a handover of support for the network device from the first access point to the second access point, and (iii) receive a control message from the second access point based on the request signal, wherein
the transceiver is configured to receive the control message subsequent to transmitting the first plurality of packets to the second access point, andthe control message indicates the second access point received, during the handover, (i) the first plurality of packets from the first access point, and (ii) one of the first plurality of packets from the network device; and a control module configured to, based on the control message, (i) refrain from transmitting the one of the first plurality of packets to the second access point, (ii) discard the first plurality of packets, and (iii) transmit the second plurality of packets to the second access point via the transceiver.