Network generating system and method
First Claim
1. A wireless communications network generating device comprising:
- an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals;
a communications bus for routing data signals;
a radio frequency signal processor operable to receive incoming signals from said antenna and supply outgoing signals thereto, said signal processor having a port electrically connected to said communications bus for receiving data signals;
an Ethernet controller having a first port connected to said communications bus for transmitting and receiving data thereon and a second port for transmitting and receiving data to and from a peripheral device; and
a microprocessor for processing said data having a data memory and a communications port connected to said bus.
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Abstract
A wireless communications network generating device comprises an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals, a communications bus for routing data signals; a radio frequency transceiver operable to receive incoming signals from said antenna and supply outgoing signals thereto. The signal processor includes a port electrically connected to the communications bus for receiving data signals. The device further comprises an Ethernet controller having a first port connected to said bus for transmitting and receiving data thereon and a second port for transmitting and receiving data to and from a peripheral device; and a microprocessor for processing said data.
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1. A wireless communications network generating device comprising:
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an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals;
a communications bus for routing data signals;
a radio frequency signal processor operable to receive incoming signals from said antenna and supply outgoing signals thereto, said signal processor having a port electrically connected to said communications bus for receiving data signals;
an Ethernet controller having a first port connected to said communications bus for transmitting and receiving data thereon and a second port for transmitting and receiving data to and from a peripheral device; and
a microprocessor for processing said data having a data memory and a communications port connected to said bus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communications network comprising:
a plurality of wireless network generating devices disposed within a predetermined distance of each other wherein a portion of said network generating devices are operable as wireless routers. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A wireless broadband communications network comprising:
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a plurality of wireless network generating devices comprising;
an antenna for transmitting radio frequency signals;
an antenna for receiving radio frequency signals;
a communications bus for routing data signals;
a radio frequency transceiver operable to receive incoming signals from said receiving antenna and supply outgoing signals to said transmitting antenna, said signal processor having a port electrically connected to said communications bus for receiving data signals;
an Ethernet controller having a first port connected to said bus for transmitting and receiving data thereon and a second port for transmitting and receiving data to and from a peripheral device; and
a microprocessor for processing said data having a data memory and a communications port connected to said bus; and
wherein a plurality of said network generating devices are operable as wireless routers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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