WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A Radio Frequency (RF) port adapted for a wireless communication system and for use with a cell controller that performs a first plurality of functions of a wireless communication standard protocol and that is at least partially housed in a first housing, comprising:
- a second housing that is physically separate from said first housing;
a RF receiver housed in said second housing, said RF receiver adapted to receive a first RF signal of a first Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN); and
a processor housed in said second housing, said processor receptive of said first RF signal from said RF receiver and adapted to perform a second plurality of functions of the wireless communication standard protocol without performing the first plurality of functions of the wireless communication standard protocol that are different from said second plurality of functions to produce a first data signal from said first RF signal.
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Abstract
A wireless local area network is provided with simplified RF ports which are configured to provide lower level media access control functions. Higher level media access control functions are provided in a cell controller, which may service one or more RF ports that are capable operating with at least two wireless local area subnetworks. Mobile units can also be configured with the higher level media access control functions being performed in a host processor.
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1. A Radio Frequency (RF) port adapted for a wireless communication system and for use with a cell controller that performs a first plurality of functions of a wireless communication standard protocol and that is at least partially housed in a first housing, comprising:
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a second housing that is physically separate from said first housing;
a RF receiver housed in said second housing, said RF receiver adapted to receive a first RF signal of a first Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN); and
a processor housed in said second housing, said processor receptive of said first RF signal from said RF receiver and adapted to perform a second plurality of functions of the wireless communication standard protocol without performing the first plurality of functions of the wireless communication standard protocol that are different from said second plurality of functions to produce a first data signal from said first RF signal.
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