Method and apparatus for communicating between coordinator-based wireless networks connected through a backbone network
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1. A method for communicating between coordinator-based wireless networks connected through a backbone network, comprising:
- managing identification information of multiple coordinator-based wireless networks;
providing a network device with the identification information of a coordinator-based destination wireless network to which a destination network device belongs;
converting a frame containing the identification information, which has been received from the network device, to a frame supported by the backbone network; and
transmitting the convened frame to the backbone network,wherein the managing of the identification information comprises;
providing the backbone network with a packet containing the identification information of a the coordinator-based destination wireless network within a predetermined period;
receiving a packet containing the identification information of another coordinator-based wireless network from the backbone network, extracting the identification information from the received packet, and updating the identification information; and
informing a coordinator in the coordinator-based destination wireless network of overlapping information when the identification information of the coordinator-based destination wireless network overlaps with already managed identification information of said another coordinator-based wireless network.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for communication between multiple coordinator-based wireless networks connected through a wired backbone network by means of a wired/wireless relay device. In the communication method, communication is performed between coordinator-based wireless networks in a network including the coordinator-based wireless networks connected through a wired backbone network by means of a combination of identification information of a network device and identification information of a coordinator-based wireless network including the network device.
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1. A method for communicating between coordinator-based wireless networks connected through a backbone network, comprising:
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managing identification information of multiple coordinator-based wireless networks; providing a network device with the identification information of a coordinator-based destination wireless network to which a destination network device belongs; converting a frame containing the identification information, which has been received from the network device, to a frame supported by the backbone network; and transmitting the convened frame to the backbone network, wherein the managing of the identification information comprises; providing the backbone network with a packet containing the identification information of a the coordinator-based destination wireless network within a predetermined period; receiving a packet containing the identification information of another coordinator-based wireless network from the backbone network, extracting the identification information from the received packet, and updating the identification information; and informing a coordinator in the coordinator-based destination wireless network of overlapping information when the identification information of the coordinator-based destination wireless network overlaps with already managed identification information of said another coordinator-based wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for communicating between coordinator-based wireless networks connected through a backbone network, comprising:
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managing identification information of multiple coordinator-based wireless networks; converting a frame containing the identification information received from a backbone network to a frame supported by a coordinator-based wireless network; and transmitting the converted frame to a network device in the coordinator-based wireless network, wherein the managing of the identification information comprises; providing the backbone network with a packet containing the identification information of a coordinator-based wireless network within a predetermined period; receiving a packet containing the identification information of another coordinator-based wireless network from the backbone network, extracting the identification information from the received packet, and updating the identification information; and informing a coordinator in the coordinator-based wireless network of overlapping information when the identification information of the coordinator-based wireless network overlaps with already managed identification information of said another coordinator-based wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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