802.11 MESH ARCHITECTURE
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1. A wireless network device comprising:
- a physical layer (PHY) module that sends and receives packets wirelessly;
a first media access control (MAC) module that wirelessly communicates with a second wireless network device in an ad-hoc mode via said PHY module; and
a second MAC module that wirelessly communicates with an access point in an infrastructure mode via said PHY module.
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Abstract
A wireless network device comprises a physical layer (PHY) module that sends and receives packets wirelessly, a first media access control (MAC) module that wirelessly communicates with a second wireless network device in an ad-hoc mode via the PHY module, and a second MAC module that wirelessly communicates with an access point in an infrastructure mode via the PHY module.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless network device comprising:
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a physical layer (PHY) module that sends and receives packets wirelessly; a first media access control (MAC) module that wirelessly communicates with a second wireless network device in an ad-hoc mode via said PHY module; and a second MAC module that wirelessly communicates with an access point in an infrastructure mode via said PHY module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for a wireless network device, comprising:
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wirelessly communicating with a first wireless network device in an ad-hoc mode via a physical layer (PHY) module; and wirelessly communicating with an access point in an infrastructure mode via said PHY module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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