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Repeating method of wireless repeating device, and wireless repeating device

  • US 10,348,389 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2017
  • Issued: 07/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless repeating device comprising:

  • a wireless receiver;

    a wireless transmitter; and

    a processor configured to perform operations of;

    forming an initial upstream connection between an initial upstream WLAN Client interface of the wireless repeating device and an access point (AP) disposed upstream of the wireless repeating device;

    obtaining network connection information of the AP used to form the initial upstream connection;

    synchronizing the network connection information to a downstream WLAN AP interface of the wireless repeating device;

    forming a first downstream connection between the downstream WLAN AP interface and a first wireless station, and a second downstream connection between the downstream WLAN AP interface and a second wireless station, using the network connection information;

    establishing a first upstream WLAN Client interface of the wireless repeating device, and forming a first upstream connection between the first upstream WLAN Client interface and the AP using the network connection information;

    establishing a second upstream WLAN Client interface of the wireless repeating device, and forming a second upstream connection between the second upstream WLAN Client interface and the AP using the network connection information;

    saving a mapping relationship between the first upstream WLAN Client interface and a MAC address of the first wireless station, and a mapping relationship between the second upstream WLAN Client interface and a MAC address of the second wireless station;

    receiving, via the first upstream WLAN Client interface, first service data sent by the AP, the first service data containing a destination MAC address set to a MAC address of the first upstream WLAN Client interface;

    identifying, according to the saved mapping relationship between the first upstream WLAN Client interface and the MAC address of the first wireless station, the MAC address of the first wireless station as corresponding to the first upstream WLAN Client interface, and replacing the destination MAC address with the MAC address of the first wireless station;

    sending the first service data with the replaced destination MAC address to the first wireless station via the downstream WLAN AP interface;

    receiving second service data sent by the second wireless station, the second service data containing the MAC address of the second wireless station as a source address;

    identifying, according to the saved mapping relationship between the second upstream WLAN Client interface and the MAC address of the second wireless station, the second upstream WLAN Client interface as corresponding to the MAC address of the second wireless station, and replacing the source address of the second service data with a MAC address of the second upstream WLAN Client interface;

    sending the second service data with the replaced source address to the AP via the second upstream WLAN Client interface;

    receiving third service data sent by the first wireless station, the third service data containing the MAC address of the first wireless station as a source address;

    identifying, according to the saved mapping relationship between the first upstream WLAN Client interface and the MAC address of the first wireless station, the first upstream WLAN Client interface as corresponding to the MAC address of the first wireless station, and replacing the source address of the third service data with the MAC address of the first upstream WLAN Client interface; and

    sending the third service data with the replaced source address to the AP via the first upstream WLAN Client interface,wherein the MAC address of the first upstream WLAN Client interface and the MAC address of the second upstream WLAN Client interface are different.

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