APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ENABLING A WLAN DEVICE TO ACCESS A WIMAX NETWORK
First Claim
1. An apparatus for enabling a wireless local area network device to access a WiMAX network, comprising:
- WiMAX means, configured to encapsulate uplink data from data means into a transmission message in an 802.16e protocol format, to send the transmission message to a WiMAX base station, to re-encapsulate a received message from the WiMAX base station into downlink data that can be processed by the data means and to send the downlink data to the data means;
the data means, configured to receive the downlink data from the WiMAX means and the uplink data from WLAN means and to perform processing to the uplink data and the downlink data; and
the WLAN means, configured to encapsulate the downlink data received from the data means into a downlink data message in an 802.11a/b/g protocol format, to send the downlink data message to a terminal device, and to re-encapsulate the uplink data message received from the terminal device into the uplink data that can be processed by the data means.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for enabling a wireless local area network device to access a WiMAX network, the apparatus comprises: WiMAX means, configured to encapsulate uplink data from data means into a transmission message in an 802.16e protocol format, to send the transmission message to a WiMAX base station, to re-encapsulate a received message from the WiMAX base station into downlink data that can be processed by the data means and to send the downlink data to the data means; the data means, configured to receive the downlink data from the WiMAX means and the uplink data from WLAN means and to perform processing to the uplink data and the downlink data; and the WLAN means, configured to encapsulate the downlink data received from the data means into a downlink data message in an 802.11a/b/g protocol format, to send the downlink data message to a terminal device, and to re-encapsulate the uplink data message received from the terminal device into the uplink data that can be processed by the data means. The present invention also provides a method for enabling a wireless local area network device to access a WiMAX network. Therefore the facile movement in a local area is achieved.
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1. An apparatus for enabling a wireless local area network device to access a WiMAX network, comprising:
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WiMAX means, configured to encapsulate uplink data from data means into a transmission message in an 802.16e protocol format, to send the transmission message to a WiMAX base station, to re-encapsulate a received message from the WiMAX base station into downlink data that can be processed by the data means and to send the downlink data to the data means; the data means, configured to receive the downlink data from the WiMAX means and the uplink data from WLAN means and to perform processing to the uplink data and the downlink data; and the WLAN means, configured to encapsulate the downlink data received from the data means into a downlink data message in an 802.11a/b/g protocol format, to send the downlink data message to a terminal device, and to re-encapsulate the uplink data message received from the terminal device into the uplink data that can be processed by the data means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for enabling a wireless local area network device to access a WiMAX network, comprising the following steps:
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Step S202, obtaining an operator IP addresses through the WAN side of a WiMAX device connected to a WiMAX base station and providing a WLAN network to a WLAN user through performing re-encapsulation to data; Step S204, the WLAN user searching the WLAN network provided by the WiMAX device and performing connection to the WLAN to visit a destination host computer; and Step S206, categorizing and selecting the destination host computer and performing corresponding process according to the result of the categorizing and selecting. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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