Broadband repeater with security for ultrawideband technologies
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1. A broadband wireless repeater, comprising:
- at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband devices, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter; and
a controller, which is either pre-programmed or programmable with network information, which controls the screening of data received by said at least one receiver, and either passes, ignores, rejects, redirects, modifies, or kills received data, said controller providing such data screening in order to differentiate between desired and undesired data for network security, network management, or interference mitigation purposes, said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver and transmission by said at least one transmitter, said controller further providing for the collecting, reporting, or storing of network usage, network statistics, or network information.
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Abstract
An ultrawideband radio transceiver/repeater provides a low cost infrastructure solution that merges wireless and wired network devices while providing connection to the plant, flexible repeater capabilities, network security, traffic monitoring and provisioning, and traffic flow control for wired and wireless connectivity of devices or networks. The ultrawidebande radio transceiver/repeater can be implemented in discrete, integrated, distributed or embedded forms.
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44 Claims
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1. A broadband wireless repeater, comprising:
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at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband devices, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter; and
a controller, which is either pre-programmed or programmable with network information, which controls the screening of data received by said at least one receiver, and either passes, ignores, rejects, redirects, modifies, or kills received data, said controller providing such data screening in order to differentiate between desired and undesired data for network security, network management, or interference mitigation purposes, said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver and transmission by said at least one transmitter, said controller further providing for the collecting, reporting, or storing of network usage, network statistics, or network information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 42, 43, 44)
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18. A broadband wireless repeater, comprising:
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at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband devices, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter; and
a controller which is either pre-programmed or programmable with provisioning information for purposes of network traffic provisioning, wherein said controller uses said provisioning information to prioritize either or both reception of data by said at least one receiver and transmission of data by said at least one transmitter, said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver and transmission of electronic signals or data by said at least one transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A broadband wireless repeater, comprising:
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at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband devices, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter; and
a controller which is either pre-programmed or programmable to collect traffic information or security information related to received and transmitted data, said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver and transmission by said at least one transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A broadband repeater, comprising:
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at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband devices and at least some of said signals being sent by a wired link, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter; and
a controller for controlling reception of electronic signals by said at least one receiver and transmission by said at least one transmitter, wherein said controller supports a hub or router function to allow for the commingling of both wireless and wired traffic within said broadband repeater.
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