公开(公告)号：US10172180B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15245654

申请日：2016-08-24

Applicant: Marvell International Ltd.

Inventor： Frank Huang ,  Hao Li ,  Tao Song ,  Qun Zhang ,  Nishant Sarmukadam ,  Timothy J. Donovan

IPC: H04W76/25 ,  H04W40/24 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: A first network interface and a second network interface of a wireless network device are respectively controlled to operate as a station in a first wireless network and as an access point in a second wireless network. A beacon message, which includes a first signal strength of a first bridge node that is an access point in the first wireless network, is transmitted through the second network interface. A probe response message, which includes a second signal strength of a second bridge node that is an access point in a third wireless network, is received at the second network interface. Conditioned on determining that the second signal strength is greater than the first signal strength, the first network interface is disconnected from the first bridge node and is connected to the second bridge node to operate as a station in the third wireless network.