EXTENDING RANGE OF WIRELESS LOCAL NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method performed in a wireless device of a wireless local network, said method comprising:
- receiving a scan request from a new node to join said wireless local network, while said wireless device is operating as an end device of said wireless local network according to a network protocol;
communicating with said new node to join said new node to said wireless local network; and
start operating as a switch of said wireless local network according to said network protocol upon joining said new node to said wireless local network.
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Abstract
A wireless device provided according to an aspect of the present disclosure extends the range of a wireless local network. In an embodiment, the wireless device receives a scan request from a new node to join the wireless local network, while the wireless device is operating as an end device of the wireless local network according to a network protocol. The wireless device communicates with the new node to join the new node to the wireless local network. The wireless device thereafter starts operating as a switch of the wireless local network according to the network protocol. The wireless device may further broadcast packets according to the network protocol to indicate availability of the switch to accept joining of additional end devices, after starting to operate as a switch.
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20 Claims
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1. A method performed in a wireless device of a wireless local network, said method comprising:
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receiving a scan request from a new node to join said wireless local network, while said wireless device is operating as an end device of said wireless local network according to a network protocol; communicating with said new node to join said new node to said wireless local network; and start operating as a switch of said wireless local network according to said network protocol upon joining said new node to said wireless local network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for operating a wireless device of a wireless network, wherein execution of said one or more instructions by one or more processors contained in said wireless device enables said wireless device to perform the actions of:
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receiving a scan request from a new node to join said wireless local network, while said wireless device is operating as an end device of said wireless local network according to a network protocol; communicating with said new node to join said new node to said wireless local network; and start operating as a switch of said wireless local network according to said network protocol upon joining said new node to said wireless local network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless device of a wireless network, said wireless device comprising:
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a processing block and a memory, said memory to store instructions which when retrieved and executed by said processing block causes said wireless device to perform the actions of; receiving a scan request from a new node to join said wireless local network, while said wireless device is operating as an end device of said wireless local network according to a network protocol; communicating with said new node to join said new node to said wireless local network; and start operating as a switch of said wireless local network according to said network protocol upon joining said new node to said wireless local network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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