Wireless packet communications system and method

• US 7,965,694 B2
• Filed: 05/14/2008
• Issued: 06/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TCM Mobile LLC, Trans Continental Communications, LLC
• Original Assignee: TCM Mobile LLC
• Inventors: Meiner, Meir, Shani, Abraham, Yashar, Haim
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; CongVan
• Application Number:
  US12/120,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20080219231A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,133 Days
• Field of Search: 370/328, 370/338, 370/352, 370/426.2, 455/561, 455/39, 455/41.2
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/00 Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cells structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/02 Resource partitioning among network components, e.g. reuse partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

An access point in a wireless packet communication system is disclosed. The access point has an antenna for receiving IP data encoded according to a wireless IP communication protocol. The access point also has a combiner having an input coupled to said antenna and having first and second outputs. The access point further has a first decoder for receiving encoded IP data on a first channel at a first output of said combiner. The access point also has a second decoder for receiving encoded IP data on a second channel at a second output of said combiner. The access point further has a router for receiving unencoded IP data from said first decoder at a first input, and receiving unencoded IP data from said second decoder at a second input, said router having a single output for passing unencoded IP data from said first decoder and said second decoder.

Claims

1. An access point in a wireless packet communication system comprising:

a) an antenna for receiving IP data encoded according to a wireless IP communication protocol;

b) a combiner having an input coupled to said antenna and having first and second outputs;

c) a first decoder for receiving encoded IP data on a first channel at a first output of said combiner;

d) a second decoder for receiving encoded IP data on a second channel at a second output of said combiner; and

e) a router for;

1) receiving unencoded IP data from said first decoder at a first input, and

2) receiving unencoded IP data from said second decoder at a second input, said router having a single output for passing unencoded IP data from said first decoder and said second decoder.

2. The access point in a wireless packet communication system set forth in claim 1 further comprising:

f) a narrow beam antenna capable of transmitting wireless communication with a broad beam antenna at another access point; and

g) a wireless IP communication protocol encoder comprising;

1) an input coupled to the router single output; and

2) an output coupled to the narrow beam antenna.

3. The access point set forth in claim 1 wherein said IP data passing through said first decoder is substantially all voice encoded data.

4. The access point set forth in claim 1 wherein said IP data passing through said second decoder is substantially all computer data.