Multi-communication access point
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1. An access point for use in a wireless network having a system backbone and a plurality of mobile terminals, comprising:
- a communication circuit coupling the access point to the system backbone;
a first transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals on a first communication channel; and
a second transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least another of the plurality of mobile terminals on a second communication channel different from the first communication channel;
wherein each transceiver periodically broadcasts a beacon including transmission parameters respectively corresponding to the communication channel of the first and second transceivers, and the first and second transceivers register a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal going into a sleep mode with respect to one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, and the beacon broadcast by the other of the first transceiver and the second transceiver containing an indication of whether unsolicited data for the mobile terminal was received and buffered by the one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver.
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Abstract
An access point is provided for use in a wireless network having a system backbone and a plurality of mobile terminals. The access point includes a communication circuit coupling the access point to the system backbone, and a first transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals on a first communication channel. In addition, the access point includes a second transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least another of the plurality of mobile terminals on a second communication channel different from the first communication channel.
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1. An access point for use in a wireless network having a system backbone and a plurality of mobile terminals, comprising:
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a communication circuit coupling the access point to the system backbone;
a first transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals on a first communication channel; and
a second transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least another of the plurality of mobile terminals on a second communication channel different from the first communication channel;
wherein each transceiver periodically broadcasts a beacon including transmission parameters respectively corresponding to the communication channel of the first and second transceivers, and the first and second transceivers register a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal going into a sleep mode with respect to one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, and the beacon broadcast by the other of the first transceiver and the second transceiver containing an indication of whether unsolicited data for the mobile terminal was received and buffered by the one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A wireless network, comprising:
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a system backbone, a plurality of mobile terminals, and at least one access point, the access point comprising;
a communication circuit coupling the access point to the system backbone;
a first transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals on a first communication channel; and
a second transceiver for wirelessly communicating with at least another of the plurality of mobile terminals on a second communication channel different from the first communication channel;
wherein each transceiver periodically broadcasts a beacon including transmission parameters respectively corresponding to the communication channel of the first and second transceivers and the beacon transmitted by one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver indicates whether the access point has buffered data for a mobile terminal with respect to the other of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, the buffered data being transmitted to the mobile terminal by the one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, and the first and second transceivers register a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal going into a sleep mode with respect to the other of the first transceiver and the second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A communication method in a system comprising a system backbone, a mobile terminal, and an access point coupled to the system backbone for enabling wireless communications between the mobile terminal and the system backbone via the access point, the access point comprising a first transceiver for communicating wirelessly via a first frequency hopping sequence, and a second transceiver for communicating wirelessly via a second frequency hopping sequence different from the first frequency hopping sequence, the method comprising the steps of:
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the first transceiver and the second transceiver each periodically broadcasting a beacon including hopping sequence data respectively corresponding to the first frequency hopping sequence and the second frequency hopping sequence;
the mobile terminal responding to at least one of the beacons by transmitting to the access point a request to register; and
the access point selectively permitting registration of the mobile terminal with at least one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver in response to the request to register, based on a predetermined criteria;
wherein both the first and second transceivers register the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal going into a sleep mode with respect to one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, and the beacon broadcast by the other of the first transceiver and the second transceiver containing an indication of whether unsolicited data for the mobile terminal was received and buffered by the one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A communication method in a system comprising a system backbone, a mobile terminal, and an access point coupled to the system backbone for enabling wireless communications between the mobile terminal and the system backbone via the access point, the access point comprising a first transceiver for communicating wirelessly via a first hopping sequence, and a second transceiver for communicating wirelessly via a second frequency hopping sequence different from the first hopping sequence, the method comprising the steps of:
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the first transceiver and the second transceiver each periodically broadcasting a beacon including hopping sequence data corresponding to both the first frequency hopping sequence and the second frequency hopping sequence;
the mobile terminal selecting which of the first transceiver and the second transceiver to register with based on the hopping sequence data ans responding to the beacon by transmitting to the access point a request to register; and
the access point permitting registration of the mobile terminal with at least one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver in response to the request to register;
wherein both the first and second transceivers register the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal going into a sleep mode with respect to one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, and the beacon broadcast by the other of the first transceiver and the second transceiver containing an indication of whether unsolicited data for the mobile terminal was received and buffered by the one of the first transceiver and the second transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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