System and method for wireless network in coordinator-based wireless environment
First Claim
1. A network device configured to allow at least one first network communication device belonging to a first wireless network to communicate with at least one second network communication device belonging to a second wireless network, the network device comprising:
- a controller that creates a wireless packet carrying a predetermined protocol data unit comprising a data frame region and an information frame region, the protocol data unit including first and second device identification (ID) information identifying the at least one first network communication device and the at least one second network communication device, respectively, and first and second network ID information identifying the first and second wireless networks, respectively; and
a transmitter that transmits the created wireless packet.
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Abstract
A network device and method for coordinator-based network communication. In the network device configured to allow a first network communication device belonging to a first wireless network to communicate with a second network communication devices belonging to a second wireless network, the network device includes a controller that creates a wireless packet carrying a predetermined protocol data unit comprising a data frame region and an information frame region, the protocol data unit including first and second device identification (ID) information identifying the first and second network communication devices, respectively, and first and second network ID information identifying the first and second wireless networks, respectively, and a transmitter that transmits the created wireless packet.
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25 Claims
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1. A network device configured to allow at least one first network communication device belonging to a first wireless network to communicate with at least one second network communication device belonging to a second wireless network, the network device comprising:
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a controller that creates a wireless packet carrying a predetermined protocol data unit comprising a data frame region and an information frame region, the protocol data unit including first and second device identification (ID) information identifying the at least one first network communication device and the at least one second network communication device, respectively, and first and second network ID information identifying the first and second wireless networks, respectively; and
a transmitter that transmits the created wireless packet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network bridging device configured to allow at least one first network communication device belonging to a first wireless network to communicate with at least one second network communication device belonging to a second wireless network connected via a wired network, the network bridging device comprising:
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a wireless network interface that receives a wireless packet carrying a predetermined protocol data unit comprising a data frame region and an information frame region from the at least one first network communication device, the protocol data unit including first and second device identification (ID) information identifying the at least one first network communication device and the at least one second network communication device, respectively, and first and second network ID information identifying the first and second wireless networks, respectively;
a controller that converts the wireless packet into a wired packet that conforms to a protocol used to operate the wired network; and
a wired network interface that transmits the wired packet to the wired network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A network communication method comprising:
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transmitting, at a wireless device, a wireless packet comprising a predetermined protocol data unit comprising a data frame region and an information frame region, wherein the protocol data unit comprises first device identification (ID) information identifying at least one first wireless network communication device that transmits the wireless packet, second device ID information identifying at least one second wireless network communication device that receives the wireless packet, and first and second network ID information identifying first and second wireless networks where the at least one first network communication device and the at least one second network communication device belong, respectively;
receiving the wireless packet in a bridging device connected to a wired network;
converting the wireless packet into a wired packet that conforms to a protocol used to operate the wired network in the bridging device; and
transmitting the wired packet to the wired network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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