SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING AND RECEIVING PACKETS
First Claim
1. A system for sending and receiving packets comprising:
- a wireless communication device configured to communicate by sending and receiving packets over a wireless local area network;
at least one device access node configured to communicate with said wireless communication device via said wireless local area network;
an application server configured to communicate with said at least one device access node via a link; and
,said wireless communication device configured to use at least one native network layer to communicate with said device access node;
said at least one native network layer corresponding to networks layers native to said wireless local area network; and
,said wireless communication device further configured to use at least one additional layer disposed above said at least one native network layer to communicate with said application server via said device access node;
said at least one additional layer corresponding layers native to said device access node.
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Abstract
A system and method for sending and receiving packets is provided. An embodiment includes a system comprising a wireless communication device configured to communicate with at least one application server via device access node and a wireless local area network. The wireless communication device is configured to communicate with the device access node through the wireless local area network using at least one protocol layer that is native to the wireless local area network, and using at least one protocol layer that is native to the device access node. The device access node is configured to send and receive application information carried over above-described protocol layers.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for sending and receiving packets comprising:
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a wireless communication device configured to communicate by sending and receiving packets over a wireless local area network; at least one device access node configured to communicate with said wireless communication device via said wireless local area network; an application server configured to communicate with said at least one device access node via a link; and
,said wireless communication device configured to use at least one native network layer to communicate with said device access node;
said at least one native network layer corresponding to networks layers native to said wireless local area network; and
,said wireless communication device further configured to use at least one additional layer disposed above said at least one native network layer to communicate with said application server via said device access node;
said at least one additional layer corresponding layers native to said device access node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6)
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5. The system of claim 5 wherein said at lease one additional layer includes at least one layer that is unique to said device access node.
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7. A method for sending and receiving packets comprising:
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determining which of a plurality of radios in a wireless communication device is active;
each of said radios configured for sending and receiving packets via different wireless links;selecting at least one native network layer to communicate with a device access node;
said at least one native network layer corresponding to one or more protocol layers that are native to said selected wireless link;selecting at least one additional layer to communicate with an application server connected to said device access node and via said device access node;
said at least one additional layer corresponding to one or more protocol layers that are native to said device access node; and
,layering packets associated with an application on said application server above said selected at least one native network layer and said at least one additional layer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a radio for sending packets to at least one device access node over a wireless local area network; a processor connected to said radio and configured to select at least one native network layer; said at least one native network layer corresponding to at least one protocol layer that is native to said wireless local area network; said processor further configured to select at least one additional layer that is native to said device access node; and
,said processor further configured to layer an application above said at least one native network layer and said at least one additional layer;
said processor further configured to send packets constructed according to said layers to said device access node;
said application destined for an application server connected to said device access node. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device access node comprising:
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a network interface for receiving packets from a wireless communication device via a wireless local area network;
said packets structured according to;at least one native network layer that corresponds to at least one protocol layer that is native to said wireless local area network; at least one additional layer; an application layered above said at least one network layer and said at least one additional layer; a processor connected to said network interface configured to receive packets therefrom;
said processor configured to restructure said packets by replacing said at least one native network layer with at least one additional layer that corresponds to infrastructure disposed between an application server to which said application is destined and said network interface.
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20. A computer readable medium storing a plurality of programming instructions;
- said programming instructions executable on a wireless communication device;
said instructions corresponding to a method for sending and receiving packets comprising;determining which of a plurality of radios in a wireless communication device is active;
each of said radios configured for sending and receiving packets via different wireless links;selecting at least one native network layer to communicate with a device access node;
said at least one native network layer corresponding to one or more protocol layers that are native to said selected wireless link;selecting at least one additional layer to communicate with an application server connected to said device access node and via said device access node;
said at least one additional layer corresponding to one or more protocol layers that are native to said device access node; and
,layering packets associated with an application on said application server above said selected at least one native network layer and said at least one additional layer.
- said programming instructions executable on a wireless communication device;
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21. A system for sending and receiving packets comprising:
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a wireless communication device configured to communicate by sending and receiving packets over a wireless local area network; at least one device access node configured to communicate with said wireless communication device via said wireless local area network; an application server configured to communicate with said at least one device access node via a link; and
,said wireless communication device configured to use at least one native network layer to communicate with said device access node;
said at least one native network layer corresponding to networks layers native to said wireless local area network; and
,said wireless communication device further configured to use at least one additional layer above said at least one native network layer to communicate with said application server via said device access node.
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