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Reconfigurable access point

  • US 7,525,943 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2005
  • Issued: 04/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system, comprising:

  • an interconnect;

    a device coupled to a first end of the interconnect, the device including at least one component to recover information from an incoming wireless signal and to determine whether the information is processed at the device, the at least one component includes a first media access control (MAC) component to analyze the information by analyzing a type field of a first MAC frame to determine (i) whether return communications in response to the incoming wireless signal are to be handled by the device or (ii) whether return communications in response to the incoming wireless signal are to be handled by a switch; and

    the switch coupled to a second end of the interconnect and remotely located from the device, the switch including at least one component to recover the information and subsequently process the information for transmission over a wired network.

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