PHYSICAL LAYER REPEATER WITH ROAMING SUPPORT BASED ON MULTIPLE IDENTIFIERS
First Claim
1. A physical layer repeater for conducting a physical layer repeating operation, the physical layer repeating operation including receiving a modified protocol signal on a first channel associated with an access point (AP), and retransmitting a modified version of the modified protocol signal on a second channel different from the first channel, the physical layer repeater comprising:
- a transceiver,a baseband modulator/demodulator (modem) coupled to the transceiver; and
a processor coupled the transceiver and the baseband modem, the processor configured to;
demodulate the modified protocol signal to obtain a first identifier associated with the AP and a first channel identifier associated with the first channel in an unmodified portion thereof and a unique identifier in a modified portion thereof; and
retransmit the unique identifier and a second channel identifier associated with the second channel in a modified version of the modified protocol signal on the second channel and prevent the retransmission of the first identifier and the first channel identifier on the second channel.
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Abstract
An exemplary method (600, 700) and apparatus (800) are provided for generating a modified protocol message (414, 423a, 423h, 424). In some embodiments, a physical layer repeater conducts a repeating operation including receiving a modified protocol signal on a first channel and retransmitting a modified version of the modified protocol signal on a second channel. An exemplary physical layer repeater can include a transceiver (810), a baseband modem (822), and a processor (821) configured to demodulate the modified protocol signal to obtain a first identifier and a first channel identifier and a unique identifier in a modified portion of the signal. The unique identifier and a second channel identifier are retransmitted in a modified version of the signal on the second channel.
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31 Claims
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1. A physical layer repeater for conducting a physical layer repeating operation, the physical layer repeating operation including receiving a modified protocol signal on a first channel associated with an access point (AP), and retransmitting a modified version of the modified protocol signal on a second channel different from the first channel, the physical layer repeater comprising:
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a transceiver, a baseband modulator/demodulator (modem) coupled to the transceiver; and a processor coupled the transceiver and the baseband modem, the processor configured to; demodulate the modified protocol signal to obtain a first identifier associated with the AP and a first channel identifier associated with the first channel in an unmodified portion thereof and a unique identifier in a modified portion thereof; and retransmit the unique identifier and a second channel identifier associated with the second channel in a modified version of the modified protocol signal on the second channel and prevent the retransmission of the first identifier and the first channel identifier on the second channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling a wireless network operating in accordance with a protocol, the method comprising:
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transmitting a protocol message on a first channel from a node in the network, a modified portion of the protocol message modified so as to deviate from the protocol, the protocol message containing, in an unmodified portion, control information and a first identifier associated with the node and a first channel identifier associated with the first channel and, in the modified portion, a second identifier associated with a unique identifier assigned by the first node for repeating by a repeater node repeating the control information on a second channel; and receiving the protocol message on the first channel at the repeater node and retransmitting a modified version of the protocol message on the second channel different from the first channel such that the modified version of the protocol message contains the second identifier and a second channel identifier associated with the second channel, wherein the modified version of the protocol message does not contain the first identifier associated with the node and the first channel identifier associated with the first channel. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for generating a modified protocol message for controlling a repeating operation by a repeating node in a wireless network operating in accordance with a protocol, the modified protocol message including a modified portion and an unmodified portion, the method comprising:
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forming the unmodified portion of the modified protocol message to contain a first identifier associated with a first node and a first channel identifier associated with a first channel; and forming the modified portion of the modified protocol message such that the modified protocol message deviates from the protocol, the modified portion containing a unique identifier and a modified information element (IE). - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for extending the range of a wireless local area network (WLAN), the WLAN including an access point (AP) connected to a wide area network, the AP communicating with at least one client unit using a protocol, the AP identifying which of at least two available frequencies is chosen for transmission in a first control parameter transmitted in a first protocol message and identifying additional information in a second control parameter transmitted in a second protocol message associated with the protocol, the method comprising:
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setting the first control parameter transmitted by the AP so that the chosen one of the at least two available frequencies corresponds to an identifier associated with the AP and a first channel upon which the first protocol message is transmitted from the AP, setting the second control parameter transmitted by the AP in the second protocol message transmitted on the first channel to include a unique identifier and a second channel of the at least two available frequencies that does not correspond to the first channel, translating the second protocol message transmitted from the AP on the first channel and retransmitting the second protocol message on the second channel to the client unit. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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