Wireless communication network providing communication between mobile devices and access points
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1. A wireless network using a common wireless communications protocol comprising:
- a plurality of communications cells configured to use the common wireless communications protocol, each communications cell comprisinga plurality of local access points arranged to define a given communications cell, each local access point being configured to communicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among a set of local access point frequencies, anda master access point positioned within the give a communications cell and configured tocommunicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area of the given communications cell using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among the set of local access point frequencies,communicate with each local access point within the given communications cell also using the common wireless communications protocol and at a frequency different from the set of frequencies of the set of local access point frequencies, and provide a wired backhaul communications link wherein each of the local access points comprises a first radio and a second radio, the first radio configured to communicate with the mobile device and the second radio configured to communicate with the master access point, and each of the first radios is configured at a different frequency within the set of local access point frequencies and each of the second radios is configured at the frequency different from the set of local access point frequencies.
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A wireless communication network is provided that includes a plurality of access points. A plurality of the access points are configured as local access points that are each configured to operate at one of a set of frequencies and within a communication range. The local access points may communicate with a mobile device within the corresponding local access point communication range. The wireless network further includes an access point configured as a master access point to communicate with each of the plurality of local access points at a frequency that is outside the set of frequencies of the local access points.
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1. A wireless network using a common wireless communications protocol comprising:
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a plurality of communications cells configured to use the common wireless communications protocol, each communications cell comprising a plurality of local access points arranged to define a given communications cell, each local access point being configured to communicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among a set of local access point frequencies, and a master access point positioned within the give a communications cell and configured to communicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area of the given communications cell using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among the set of local access point frequencies, communicate with each local access point within the given communications cell also using the common wireless communications protocol and at a frequency different from the set of frequencies of the set of local access point frequencies, and provide a wired backhaul communications link wherein each of the local access points comprises a first radio and a second radio, the first radio configured to communicate with the mobile device and the second radio configured to communicate with the master access point, and each of the first radios is configured at a different frequency within the set of local access point frequencies and each of the second radios is configured at the frequency different from the set of local access point frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communications cell for a wireless network using a common wireless communications protocol comprising:
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a plurality of local access points, each local access point being configured to communicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among a set of local access point frequencies; and a master access point configured to communicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among the set of local access point frequencies, communicate with each local access point also using the common wireless communications protocol and at a frequency different from the set of frequencies of the set of local access point frequencies, and provide a wired backhaul communications link wherein each of the local access points comprises a first radio and a second radio, the first radio configured to communicate with the mobile device and the second radio configured to communicate with the master access point, and each of the first radios is configured at a different frequency within the set of local access point frequencies and each of the second radios is configured at the frequency different from the set of local access point frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of making a wireless network comprising a plurality of communications cells configured to use a common wireless communications protocol, the method comprising:
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arranging a plurality of local access points to define a given communications cell, and configuring each local access point to communicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among a set of local access point frequencies; positioning a master access point within the given communications cell; and
configuring the master access point tocommunicate with a mobile device within a respective wireless coverage area of the given communications cell using the common wireless communications protocol and at a respective frequency from among the set of local access point frequencies, communicate with each local access point within the given communications cell also using the common wireless communications protocol and at a frequency different from the set of frequencies of the set of local access point frequencies, and provide a wired backhaul communications link, wherein each of the local access points comprises a first radio and a second radio, the first radio configured to communicate with the mobile device and the second radio configured to communicate with the master access point, and each of the first radios is configured at a different frequency within the set of local access point frequencies and each of the second radios is configured at the frequency different from the set of local access point frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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