Communication network providing wireless and hard-wired dynamic routing
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising:
- a hard-wired communication network having a plurality of wired communication devices attached thereto, each of said plurality of wired communication devices communicating data as prescribed by a first communication protocol;
a wireless communication network having a plurality of wireless communication devices, each of said plurality of wireless communication devices communicating data as prescribed by a second communication protocol;
each of the plurality of wired communication devices and each of the plurality of wireless communication devices using a first type of identifier;
each of the plurality of wireless communication devices receiving a second type of identifier that is delivered using the first type of identifier;
one of said plurality of wired communication devices comprises a wired access point which participates on the wireless communication network via the second communication protocol; and
when any one of said plurality of wireless communication devices communicates data to any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices, said any one of said plurality of wireless communication devices uses the second type of identifier of the any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices to deliver the data via at least the second communication protocol to the any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices.
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Abstract
A data communication network for providing dynamic routing through both wireless and wired subnetworks to support wireless communication devices and wired remote stations is disclosed. In the wireless network, the wireless communication devices can be mobile RF terminals, while the wired remote stations might be personal computers attached to a wired subnet, such as an ethernet coaxial cable. The wireless network architecture utilizes a spanning tree configuration which provides for transparent bridging between wired subnets and the wireless subnets. The spanning tree configuration provides dynamic routing to and from wireless communication devices and remote stations attached to standard IEEE 802 LANs.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a hard-wired communication network having a plurality of wired communication devices attached thereto, each of said plurality of wired communication devices communicating data as prescribed by a first communication protocol;
a wireless communication network having a plurality of wireless communication devices, each of said plurality of wireless communication devices communicating data as prescribed by a second communication protocol;
each of the plurality of wired communication devices and each of the plurality of wireless communication devices using a first type of identifier;
each of the plurality of wireless communication devices receiving a second type of identifier that is delivered using the first type of identifier;
one of said plurality of wired communication devices comprises a wired access point which participates on the wireless communication network via the second communication protocol; and
when any one of said plurality of wireless communication devices communicates data to any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices, said any one of said plurality of wireless communication devices uses the second type of identifier of the any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices to deliver the data via at least the second communication protocol to the any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. The communication system of claim,7 wherein the wired access point utilizes a table that identifies routing pathways based on the second type of identifier.
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10. A communication system comprising:
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a hard-wired communication network having a first communication device and a second communication device, the first communication device and the second communication device communicating data using a wired protocol;
a wireless communication network having a third communication device and a fourth communication device, the third communication device and the fourth communication device communicating data using a wireless protocol;
the third communication device having a first identifier of a first type and, using the first identifier, receiving a third identifier of a second type;
the fourth communication device having a second identifier of the first type and, using the second identifier, receiving a fourth identifier of the second type; and
the third communication device and the fourth communication device utilize the third identifier and fourth identifier to exchange data via the wireless protocol. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication system comprising:
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a hard-wired communication network having a plurality of wired communication devices attached thereto, each of said plurality of wired communication devices communicating data as prescribed by a first communication protocol, and having a unique identifier for communicating data;
a wireless communication network having a plurality of wireless communication devices, each of said plurality of wireless communication devices communicating data as prescribed by a second communication protocol, and having a unique identifier for communicating data;
one of said plurality of wired communication devices comprises a wired access point which participates on the wireless communication network via the second communication protocol; and
when any one of said plurality of wireless communication devices communicates data to any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices, said any one of said plurality of wireless communication devices associates the unique identifier of the any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices with the data communicated for use by the first and second communication protocols for routing of the data to the any other of said plurality of wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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