METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING COOPERATIVE MIMO IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
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1. A method of wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
- determining that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and
,relaying the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel.
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Abstract
A method of wireless communication for facilitating cooperative multiple in, multiple out in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel is disclosed. The method includes determining that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and, relaying the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel. An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.
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1. A method of wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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determining that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and
,relaying the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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means for determining that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and
,means for relaying the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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a receiver for determining that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and
,a transmitter for relaying the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus of wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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a memory storing frames received on the secondary channel; and
,a processing system configured to; determine that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and relay the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-program product for facilitating wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel, comprising:
a machine-readable medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to; determine that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and
,relay the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel.
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver for wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel; and
,a processing system configured to; determine that a frame has been received on the secondary channel; and
,relay the frame to an intended wireless node on the secondary channel.
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35. A method of wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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receiving a transmission of a first frame on the primary channel from a first wireless node; determining that a second frame has been received on the secondary channel from a second wireless node that is relayed from the first wireless node; and
,processing the first frame and the second frame to achieve a MIMO transmission. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An apparatus for wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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means for receiving a transmission of a first frame on the primary channel from a first wireless node; means for determining that a second frame has been received on the secondary channel from a second wireless node that is relayed from the first wireless node; and
,means for processing the first frame and the second frame to achieve a MIMO transmission. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An apparatus for wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a transmission of a first frame on the primary channel from a first wireless node; a processor configured to; determine that a second frame has been received on the secondary channel from a second wireless node that is relayed from the first wireless node; and process the first frame and the second frame to achieve a MIMO transmission. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. An apparatus of wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel comprising:
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a memory storing a transmission of a first frame on the primary channel from a first wireless node; and a processing system configured to; determine that a second frame has been received on the secondary channel from a second wireless node that is relayed from the first wireless node; and process the first frame and the second frame to achieve a MIMO transmission. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. A computer-program product for facilitating wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel, comprising:
a machine-readable medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to; receive a transmission of a first frame on the primary channel from a first wireless node; determine that a second frame has been received on the secondary channel from a second wireless node that is relayed from the first wireless node; and relay the first frame and the second frame to achieve a MIMO transmission.
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61. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver for wireless communication in a wireless local area network with a primary channel and a secondary channel; and
,a processing system configured to; receive a transmission of a first frame on the primary channel from a first wireless node; determine that a second frame has been received on the secondary channel from a second wireless node that is relayed from the first wireless node; and relay the first frame and the second frame to achieve a MIMO transmission.
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