VIRTUALIZING SINGLE RADIO FOR MULTIPLE WIRELESS INTERFACES IN HOME MESH NETWORK
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1. A method comprising:
- configuring a physical wireless network interface into a first virtual access point (VAP) and a second VAP on a device using a single radio transceiver in a home mesh network; and
operating the first and second VAPs on first and second channels corresponding to first and second modes, respectively, in a time division multiple access (TDMA) mode.
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Abstract
An embodiment is a technique to virtualize a single physical radio for multiple wireless interfaces. A physical wireless network interface is configured into a first virtual access point (VAP) and a second VAP on a device using a single radio transceiver in a home mesh network. The first and second VAPs operate on first and second channels corresponding to first and second modes, respectively, in a time division multiple access (TDMA) mode.
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1. A method comprising:
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configuring a physical wireless network interface into a first virtual access point (VAP) and a second VAP on a device using a single radio transceiver in a home mesh network; and operating the first and second VAPs on first and second channels corresponding to first and second modes, respectively, in a time division multiple access (TDMA) mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30)
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11. 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 operations comprising; configuring a physical wireless network interface into a first virtual access point (VAP) and a second VAP on a device using a single radio transceiver in a home mesh network; and operating the first and second VAPs on first and second channels corresponding to first and second modes, respectively, in a time division multiple access (TDMA) mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) tunable antenna; a single radio transceiver interface operating at a radio frequency to communicate with a plurality of network devices in a wireless mesh home network; and an access point (AP) virtualizer coupled to the single radio transceiver interface, comprising; a configuration module to configure a physical wireless network interface into a first virtual access point (VAP) and a second VAP, and an operating module coupled to the configuration module to operate the first and second VAPs on first and second channels corresponding to first and second modes, respectively, in a time division multiple access (TDMA) mode. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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