Concurrent association with multiple wireless networks
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1. A station comprising:
- a media access controller (MAC); and
a concurrent association manager coupled to the MAC, and configured to concurrently associate the station with a plurality of coordinators, with each coordinator forming its respective wireless network.
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Abstract
A wireless station has a media access controller (MAC) and a concurrent association manager. The concurrent association manager concurrently associates the wireless station with two or more wireless coordinators. Each wireless coordinator forms its respective wireless network. The concurrent association manager sets the wireless station in a sleep mode operation with respect each wireless network and detects a selection for operation with respect to one of the wireless coordinator.
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25 Claims
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1. A station comprising:
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a media access controller (MAC); and a concurrent association manager coupled to the MAC, and configured to concurrently associate the station with a plurality of coordinators, with each coordinator forming its respective wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of wireless network with a station, each wireless network associated with a respective coordinator; and concurrently associating the station with each coordinator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible storage medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method comprising; detecting a plurality of wireless network, each wireless network associated with a respective coordinator; and concurrently associating with each wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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