Method of operation for a three-dimensional, wireless network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting, by a first access point, data packets to one or more destination devices across a network on a first channel of a first frequency band at a first data rate of 11 Mbps or greater, the first frequency band having a plurality of channels, the wireless network including a plurality of access points disposed about a building, each access point having a first transmission range of maximum bandwidth and a second transmission range of signal interference, the access points being arranged in a topology wherein each access point is spaced-apart from a nearest neighboring access point by a first distance less than the first transmission range;
wirelessly repeating the data packets in the first frequency band substantially at the first data rate by a series of additional access points that extend across the topology, each of the additional access points having a transceiver that includes transmitter and receiver sections, the transceiver of a first additional access point;
receiving the data packets in the first frequency band during odd time intervals;
buffering the data packets; and
wirelessly re-transmitting the buffered data packets on the first channel in the first frequency band on one of the plurality of channels during even time intervals, the transceiver of a first additional access point not transmitting during the odd time intervals;
the transceiver of a second additional access point;
receiving the data packets in the first frequency band during even time intervals;
buffering the data packets; and
wirelessly re-transmitting the buffered data packets in the first frequency band on one of the plurality of channels during the odd time intervals, the transceiver of a second additional access point not transmitting during the even time intervals,wherein any pair of the access points transmitting on a same channel is separated by a distance greater than the second transmission range.
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Abstract
A method of operation for wireless transmission of data to one or more destination devices across a network that includes a plurality of access points disposed about a building, each access point having a first transmission range of maximum bandwidth and a second transmission range of signal interference, the access points being arranged in a topology wherein each access point is spaced-apart from a nearest neighboring access point by a first distance less than the first transmission range. The data is transmitted by a first access point; then it is repeated by a series of additional access points that extends across the topology. Re-transmission of the data occurs in a manner wherein any pair of access points transmitting on the same channel is separated by a distance greater than the second transmission range.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting, by a first access point, data packets to one or more destination devices across a network on a first channel of a first frequency band at a first data rate of 11 Mbps or greater, the first frequency band having a plurality of channels, the wireless network including a plurality of access points disposed about a building, each access point having a first transmission range of maximum bandwidth and a second transmission range of signal interference, the access points being arranged in a topology wherein each access point is spaced-apart from a nearest neighboring access point by a first distance less than the first transmission range; wirelessly repeating the data packets in the first frequency band substantially at the first data rate by a series of additional access points that extend across the topology, each of the additional access points having a transceiver that includes transmitter and receiver sections, the transceiver of a first additional access point; receiving the data packets in the first frequency band during odd time intervals; buffering the data packets; and wirelessly re-transmitting the buffered data packets on the first channel in the first frequency band on one of the plurality of channels during even time intervals, the transceiver of a first additional access point not transmitting during the odd time intervals; the transceiver of a second additional access point; receiving the data packets in the first frequency band during even time intervals; buffering the data packets; and wirelessly re-transmitting the buffered data packets in the first frequency band on one of the plurality of channels during the odd time intervals, the transceiver of a second additional access point not transmitting during the even time intervals, wherein any pair of the access points transmitting on a same channel is separated by a distance greater than the second transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, by a first access point of a wireless network that includes a plurality of access points, video data packets transmitted from a source on a first channel of a first frequency band during odd time intervals; wirelessly re-transmitting, by the first access point, the video data packets on a first channel of a second frequency band at a data rate that exceeds 30 Mbps, the second frequency band having a plurality of channels, the video data packets being transmitted during even time intervals over the wireless network, the first access point not transmitting during the odd time intervals, a second access point of the wireless network being configured to receive the video data packets from the first access point during the even time intervals and re-transmit the video data packets during the odd time intervals, the second access point not transmitting during the even time intervals, each of the access points having a first transmission range of maximum bandwidth and a second transmission range of signal interference, the access points being arranged in a topology wherein each access point is spaced-apart from a nearest neighboring access point by a first distance less than the first transmission range, the access points functioning as wireless repeaters operating in compliance with an 802.11x standard, each of the access points transmitting the video data packets on one of the plurality of channels, wherein any pair of the access points transmitting on a same channel is separated by a second distance greater than the second transmission range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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