System and methods for redundant networks
First Claim
1. A system for providing redundant wireless networking, comprising:
- at least two wireless access points, each of the at least two wireless access points being directly associated with a wired network and configured to provide wireless network access over at least one common area; and
at least one transceiver restricted to be located within the at least one common area, wherein the at least one transceiver is configured to select an individual wireless access point from the at least two wireless access points to establish a link to the wired network.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for redundant data communication are presented. In some embodiments, a redundant wireless networking system includes at least two wireless access points directly associated with a wired network and configured to provide wireless network access over one or more common areas, and one or more transceivers whose locations are restricted within the common area(s). Some embodiments concern a system for providing data communications over a power line network, including a host associated with one or more power lines, where the host is configured to mange a self-configuring data communications network, and a plurality of client devices configured to communicate with the host over the power line(s) in an ad-hoc manner. Certain embodiments may have usage in industrial applications.
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86 Claims
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1. A system for providing redundant wireless networking, comprising:
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at least two wireless access points, each of the at least two wireless access points being directly associated with a wired network and configured to provide wireless network access over at least one common area; and
at least one transceiver restricted to be located within the at least one common area, wherein the at least one transceiver is configured to select an individual wireless access point from the at least two wireless access points to establish a link to the wired network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing redundant wireless networking, comprising:
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a plurality of server transceivers, each of the server transceivers being directly coupled to a wired network and providing independent access to the wired network using a unique wireless channel; and
at least one client transceiver having substantially continuous access to at least two of the unique wireless channels, the at least one client transceiver being configured to select one wireless channel from the at least two unique wireless channels. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for providing redundant wireless networking for an industrial facility, comprising:
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at least two wireless access points, each of the at least two wireless access points being directly associated with a wired network and configured to provide wireless network access within an industrial facility; and
industrial equipment located within the industrial facility, wherein the industrial equipment is configured to select an individual wireless access point from the at least two wireless access points to establish a link to the wired network. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for providing data communications over a power distribution network, comprising:
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a host associated with at least one power line, the host being configured to mange a self-configuring data communications network over the at least one power line; and
a plurality of client devices associated with the at least one power line, each of the plurality of client devices being configured to communicate with the host over the at least one power line, wherein the system is configured so that the communications from each one of the plurality of client devices are relayed through at least one other device of the plurality of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A system for providing data communications for industrial applications over a power distribution network, comprising:
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a host device configured to manage a self-configuring network;
a plurality of client devices, communicably linked to the host device over at least one power line, wherein each of the plurality of client devices communicates with the host device using ad-hoc communication; and
industrial equipment associated with at least one of the plurality of client devices. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method for providing data communications over power lines, comprising:
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initializing data communications over a power line network through self-configuration;
providing data from a source device to at least one intermediate device over the power line network; and
relaying the data from the at least one intermediate device to a destination device over the power line network. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. A system for providing redundant networking for industrial applications, comprising:
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a host configured to mange data communications over a power distribution network;
at least two devices configured to communicate with the host over the power distribution network, wherein communications from each one of the devices are relayed through at least one other device of the at least two devices;
at least two wireless access points directly associated with the at least two devices and configured to provide wireless network access within an industrial facility; and
industrial equipment located within the industrial facility, wherein the industrial equipment is configured to select an individual wireless access point from the at least two wireless access points to establish a data communications link to the power distribution network.
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