ACCESS POINT IN A WIRELESS LAN
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1. A wireless access device comprising:
- a plurality of transceivers, each transceiver having a directional antenna, each directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector, each sector defining a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device;
a network interface to a data network; and
an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface.
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Abstract
A wireless access device in a local area network (LAN) having a plurality of transceivers. Each transceiver has a directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector. Each sector defines a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device. The wireless access device has a network interface to a data network, and an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface.
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1. A wireless access device comprising:
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a plurality of transceivers, each transceiver having a directional antenna, each directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector, each sector defining a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device; a network interface to a data network; and an array controller to control communication of data between the stations and the transceivers, and between the transceivers and the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing wireless access to a plurality of stations comprising:
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generating a plurality of sectors of coverage area using a plurality of transceivers, each sector generated using a directional antenna on a corresponding one of the plurality of transceivers; communicating signals with at least one station in at least one of the sectors; and managing communication of signals between the at least one station and a data network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for providing access to data network services comprising:
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at least one wireless access device having a plurality of transceivers, each transceiver having a directional antenna, each directional antenna positioned in a substantially circular array to communicate signals with a plurality of stations in a corresponding sector, each sector defining a portion of a coverage area surrounding the wireless access device; and a wired network connected to the at least one wireless access device, the wired network having an interface to at least one data network service;
where the at least one wireless access device communicates with stations within the coverage area and forms a communications path between the wireless stations and the wired network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A wireless service access area comprising:
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a plurality of coverage sectors, each coverage sector defining a space within which a client station may associate with a corresponding one of a plurality of radios mounted in a wireless access device; where the wireless access device includes an interface to a data network to provide access to data network services to stations that associate with the radios. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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