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Multi-band communications for a single wireless base station

  • US 7,881,254 B1
  • Filed: 06/11/2009
  • Issued: 02/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless network apparatus comprising:

  • an infrastructure controller to exchange packets of data with a wireless base station over a wireless channel, and to receive start beacon packets and stop beacon packets from the wireless base station;

    an ad hoc controller to exchange packets of data with one or more wireless end stations over the wireless channel; and

    a master controller to cause the infrastructure controller to exchange packets of data with the wireless base station over the wireless channel only after receiving one of the start beacon packets and before receiving a next one of the stop beacon packets, and to cause the ad hoc controller to exchange packets of data with the one or more wireless end stations over the wireless channel only after receiving one of the stop beacon packets and before receiving a next one of the start beacon packets.

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