Multi-band communications for a single wireless base station
First Claim
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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Abstract
A wireless network apparatus includes an infrastructure controller to exchange packets of data with a wireless base station over a wireless channel, and receives start beacon packets and stop beacon packets from the wireless base station. An ad hoc controller exchanges packets of data with one or more wireless end stations over the wireless channel. A master controller causes 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 causes 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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22 Claims
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1. A wireless network apparatus comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a wireless network apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more start beacon packets using an infrastructure controller; using the infrastructure controller, receiving one or more stop beacon packets; using the infrastructure controller, exchanging packets of data with a wireless base station according to an infrastructure network model only after receiving one of the start beacon packets and before receiving a next one of the stop beacon packets; and using an ad hoc controller, exchanging packets of data with the one or more wireless end stations according to an ad hoc network model only after receiving one of the stop beacon packets and before receiving a next one of the start beacon packets. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium storing a computer program executable by a computer for a wireless network apparatus, the computer program comprising instructions for:
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operating an infrastructure controller to receive one or more start beacon packets; operating the infrastructure controller to receive one or more stop beacon packets; operating the infrastructure controller to cause packets of data to be exchanged with a wireless base station according to an infrastructure network model only after receiving one of the start beacon packets and before receiving a next one of the stop beacon packets; and operating an ad hoc controller to cause packets of data to be exchanged with the one or more wireless end stations according to an ad hoc network model only after receiving one of the stop beacon packets and before receiving a next one of the start beacon packets. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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