System and method for multi-mode radio operation
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1. A system, comprising:
- a mobile station; and
an access point connecting the mobile station to a network;
wherein the mobile station has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation comprising the mobile station transmitting a data packet intended for a further mobile station to the access point and the access point transmitting the data packet to the further mobile station, the second mode of operation comprising the mobile station transmitting the data packet intended for the further mobile station directly to the further mobile station.
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Abstract
Described is a system having a mobile station and an access point which connects the mobile station to a network. The mobile station has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. In the first mode of operation, the mobile station transmits a data packet intended for a further mobile station to the access point and the access point transmits the data packet to the further mobile station. In the second mode of operation, the mobile station transmits the data packet intended for the further mobile station directly to the further mobile station.
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23 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a mobile station; and
an access point connecting the mobile station to a network;
wherein the mobile station has a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation comprising the mobile station transmitting a data packet intended for a further mobile station to the access point and the access point transmitting the data packet to the further mobile station, the second mode of operation comprising the mobile station transmitting the data packet intended for the further mobile station directly to the further mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile station, comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory storing a set of instructions for execution on the processor;
wherein the set of instructions comprises a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the first mode of operation comprising the mobile station transmitting a data packet intended for a further mobile station to an access point connected to a network, and the access point transmitting the data packet to the further mobile station, the second mode of operation comprising the mobile station transmitting the data packet intended for the further mobile station to the further mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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checking a field of a media access control frame transmitted to a mobile station;
adjusting transmission power of the mobile station based on a value in the field; and
transmitting a next media access control frame using the adjusted transmission power. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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sending a data packet destined for a mobile unit to an access point;
listening for one of a transmission of the data packet by the access point to the mobile unit and a transmission of an acknowledgment by the mobile unit to the access point;
adding an address of the mobile unit to a table when the one of the listened for transmissions is detected; and
sending a further data packet destined for the mobile unit directly to the mobile unit when the address is present in the table. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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