Access Point For Indoor/Outdoor 802.11
First Claim
1. A method of utilizing an access point to transmit and receive wireless packets comprising:
- providing a wireless local area network module to the access point for transmitting and receiving wireless local area network packets;
providing a wireless wide area network module to the access point for transmitting and receiving wireless wide area network packets;
providing an adaptor to the access point for transforming wireless local area network packets into wireless wide area network packets and for transforming wireless wide area network packets into wireless local area network packets;
using the adaptor to transform wireless wide area network packets received from the wireless wide area network module into wireless local area network packets, then transmitting the wireless local area network packets from the wireless wide area network module; and
using the adaptor to transform wireless local area network packets received from the wireless local area network module into wireless wide area network packets, then transmitting the wireless wide area network packets from the wireless wide area network module.
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Abstract
An access point and related method that is applicable for indoor and outdoor 802.11 IEEE Wireless LAN protocol. The access point can transform data from a wireless local area network (WLAN) module into a wireless wide area network (wireless WAN) module and from a wireless wide area network into a wireless local area network. The access point includes a wireless local area network module for transmitting and receiving wireless local area network packets, a wireless wide area network module for transmitting and receiving wireless wide area network packets, and an adaptor. The adapter can transform packets from a wireless local area network into a wireless wide area network and from a wireless wide area network into a wireless local area network.
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11 Claims
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1. A method of utilizing an access point to transmit and receive wireless packets comprising:
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providing a wireless local area network module to the access point for transmitting and receiving wireless local area network packets;
providing a wireless wide area network module to the access point for transmitting and receiving wireless wide area network packets;
providing an adaptor to the access point for transforming wireless local area network packets into wireless wide area network packets and for transforming wireless wide area network packets into wireless local area network packets;
using the adaptor to transform wireless wide area network packets received from the wireless wide area network module into wireless local area network packets, then transmitting the wireless local area network packets from the wireless wide area network module; and
using the adaptor to transform wireless local area network packets received from the wireless local area network module into wireless wide area network packets, then transmitting the wireless wide area network packets from the wireless wide area network module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An access point comprising:
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a wireless local area network for transmitting and receiving wireless local area network packets;
a wireless wide area network for transmitting and receiving wireless wide area network packets; and
an adaptor wherein the adaptor is capable of transforming wireless local area network packets received from the wireless local area network into wireless wide area network packets or transforming wireless wide area network packets received from the wireless wide area network into wireless local area network packets. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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