System and Method for Extension of Wireless Footprint
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1. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
- receiving format information at the repeater via a wired connection;
selecting a first format from among a plurality of formats according to the format information, wherein the first format is compatible with a wireless cellular network;
receiving, at the repeater and via the wired connection, first data in a second format compatible with a wired internet protocol network, the second format being different from the first format;
converting the first data from the second format to the first format;
wirelessly transmitting the first data from the repeater in the first format;
wirelessly receiving, at the repeater, second data in the first format;
converting the second data from the first format to the second format; and
communicating the second data in the second format from the repeater via the wired connection.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating through a host repeater. Data is received from a remote repeater communicating with a wireless device. The host repeater registers as the wireless device on a wireless network. The data is reformatted for transmission between the wireless devices and the wireless network.
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1. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
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receiving format information at the repeater via a wired connection; selecting a first format from among a plurality of formats according to the format information, wherein the first format is compatible with a wireless cellular network; receiving, at the repeater and via the wired connection, first data in a second format compatible with a wired internet protocol network, the second format being different from the first format; converting the first data from the second format to the first format; wirelessly transmitting the first data from the repeater in the first format; wirelessly receiving, at the repeater, second data in the first format; converting the second data from the first format to the second format; and communicating the second data in the second format from the repeater via the wired connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
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receiving a wireless communications signal; detecting a first format of the wireless communication signal, the first format being compatible with a wireless cellular network; communicating, in a second format over a wired connection, format information indicating the first format, the second format being different from the first format and compatible with a wired internet protocol network; wirelessly receiving, at the repeater, first data in the first format; converting the first data from the first format to the second format; communicating the first data via the wired connection in the second format; receiving, at the repeater and via the wired connection, second data in the second format; converting the second data from the second format to the first format; and wirelessly transmitting the second data from the repeater in the first format. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for extending communications, comprising:
a first repeater having a first wireless radio and a first wired connection, the first repeater being configured to; receive a wireless communications signal; detect a first format of the wireless communication signal, the first format being compatible with a wireless cellular network; communicate, in a second format over the first wired connection, format information indicating the first format, the second format being different from the first format and compatible with a wired internet protocol network; wirelessly receive first data in the first format; convert the first data from the first format to the second format; communicate the first data via the first wired connection in the second format; receive, via the first wired connection, second data in the second format; convert the second data from the second format to the first format; and wirelessly transmit the second data in the first format. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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