Token-based receiver diversity
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1. A receiver diversity process comprising:
- a plurality of repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station;
one of the plurality of repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent; and
switching the indicator to another of the plurality of repeaters other than the one repeater based on movement of the mobile station with respect to the one repeater and the another repeater, wherein the indicator assigned to the one repeater includes a MAC address that matches a MAC address of the wirelessly transmitted packets received from the mobile station.
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Abstract
A token-based receiver diversity processing is described. In one embodiment, a receiver diversity comprises repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station, and one of the repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent.
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1. A receiver diversity process comprising:
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a plurality of repeaters receiving wirelessly transmitted packets from a mobile station;
one of the plurality of repeaters forwarding packets of the wirelessly transmitted packets to a switch if the one repeater is currently assigned to forward packets from the mobile station based on an indicator assigned prior to the wirelessly transmitted packets being sent; and
switching the indicator to another of the plurality of repeaters other than the one repeater based on movement of the mobile station with respect to the one repeater and the another repeater, wherein the indicator assigned to the one repeater includes a MAC address that matches a MAC address of the wirelessly transmitted packets received from the mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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a repeater receiving one or more tokens from a switch, wherein each of the one or more tokens corresponds to a mobile station supported by the repeater, and wherein one of the one or more tokens is switched from the repeater to another repeater based on movement of the mobile station with respect to the repeater and the another repeater;
the repeater storing the one or more tokens;
the repeater receiving a wirelessly transmitted packet from a mobile station;
the repeater comparing a MAC address in the packet to the MAC addresses indicated by one or more tokens;
the repeater sending an acknowledgement packet to the mobile station if the MAC address of the mobile station, as indicated in the packet, matches a MAC address of one mobile station for which the repeater has a token. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving one or more tokens from a switch, wherein each of the one or more tokens corresponds to a mobile station supported by a repeater, and wherein one of the one or more tokens is switched from the repeater to another repeater based on movement of the mobile station with respect to the repeater and the another repeater;
means for storing the one or more tokens;
means for receiving a wirelessly transmitted packet from a mobile station;
means for comparing a MAC address in the packet to the MAC addresses indicated by one or more tokens;
means for sending an acknowledgement packet to the mobile station if the MAC address of the mobile station, as indicated in the packet, matches a MAC address of one mobile station for which the repeater has a token. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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one or more mobile stations to transmit packets wirelessly;
a switch to provide tokens; and
a repeater coupled to the switch and having a memory to store one or more tokens, each of the one or more tokens corresponding to a mobile station to be supported by the repeater;
and wherein the repeater receives a wirelessly transmitted packet from one mobile station and includes a comparator to compare a MAC address in the wirelessly transmitted packet to one or more MAC addresses stored in the memory, and a transmitter to transmit an acknowledgement packet to the one mobile station if the MAC address of the one mobile station as indicated in the wirelessly transmitted packet matches a MAC address of one token stored by the repeater, wherein one of the one or more tokens is switched from the repeater to another repeater based on movement of the one mobile station with respect to the repeater and the another repeater. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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