WIMAX COMMUNICATION THROUGH WI-FI EMULATION
First Claim
1. A computer storage media having a plurality of computer-executable components that, when executed on a computer, comprise:
- a framework for interfacing to a driver for a wireless network card operating according to a first wireless technology;
a driver for controlling a wireless network card operating according to a second wireless technology; and
an interface between the framework and the driver for controlling a wireless network card operating according to a second wireless technology, the interface for converting status and command information between a format used by the framework for the first wireless technology and a format used by the wireless network card operating according to the second wireless technology.
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Abstract
A computer system with a software framework for supporting Wi-Fi communications that is used for WiMAX communications in a user friendly way. A Wi-Fi emulation component presents a driver interface to the framework that allows Wi-Fi user interfaces and control functions to operate with a WiMAX network card. Functions of the WiMAX card not supported through the framework may be translated within the emulation component to command objects that are passed by the framework to extensibility components. The extensibility components may be supplied in association with the network interface card. The emulation component also presents an interface to a driver for a WiMAX network interface card in a form that may interface directly with the framework, if the framework is modified to support WiMAX communications.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer storage media having a plurality of computer-executable components that, when executed on a computer, comprise:
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a framework for interfacing to a driver for a wireless network card operating according to a first wireless technology; a driver for controlling a wireless network card operating according to a second wireless technology; and an interface between the framework and the driver for controlling a wireless network card operating according to a second wireless technology, the interface for converting status and command information between a format used by the framework for the first wireless technology and a format used by the wireless network card operating according to the second wireless technology. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A kit comprising:
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a wireless network interface card adapted for communication according to the WiMAX protocol; computer storage media encoded with computer executable components comprising; a driver adapted to interface to the network interface card, the driver having an NDIS interface; an extensibility component adapted to perform at least one function associated with wireless communication using the WiMAX protocol that is not performed by a standard Wi-Fi network interface; and an emulator component, adapted to translate between command objects processed by a Wi-Fi network interface and command objects processed by the driver and to format command objects from the driver for execution by the extensibility component. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a computer having a framework for supporting communication according to a first wireless technology according to a second wireless technology, the method comprising:
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receiving a first command object in a format for execution by a network interface operating according to a first wireless technology; mapping the first command object to a second command object; and applying the second command object to a wireless network interface operating according a second wireless technology. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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