Distributed access point for IP based communications
First Claim
1. An apparatus for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- a network interface to receive a series of multicast data packets;
a controller to;
identify one or more receiving nodes in the wireless network requesting data corresponding to the series of multicast data packets, anddetermine that the effective unicast rate for one or more unicast data packets exceeds a minimum data rate of the series of multicast data packets using an 802.x protocol; and
memory storing instructions executable by a processor to convert the received series of multicast data packets into one or more unicast packets in response to instructions received from the controller.
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Abstract
An apparatus for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network includes a network interface, a controller, and memory. The interface receives a series of multicast data packets. The controller identifies one or more receiving nodes in the wireless network requesting data corresponding to the series of multicast data packets and determines that the effective unicast rate for one or more unicast data packets exceeds a minimum data rate of the series of multicast data packets using an 802.x protocol. The memory stores instructions that may be executable by a processor. Upon execution of the instructions by a processor, the received series of multicast data packets is converted into one or more unicast packets, the execution and conversion occurring in response to instructions received from the controller. A system for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network implements such an apparatus in the context of an access point.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a network interface to receive a series of multicast data packets; a controller to; identify one or more receiving nodes in the wireless network requesting data corresponding to the series of multicast data packets, and determine that the effective unicast rate for one or more unicast data packets exceeds a minimum data rate of the series of multicast data packets using an 802.x protocol; and memory storing instructions executable by a processor to convert the received series of multicast data packets into one or more unicast packets in response to instructions received from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network, the system comprising:
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an access point including; a network interface to receive a series of multicast data packets, and memory storing instructions executable by a processor to convert the received series of multicast data packets into one or more unicast packets in response to instructions received from a controller; and a controller that is physically distinct from but communicatively coupled to the access point, the controller configured to; identify one or more receiving nodes in the wireless network requesting data corresponding to the series of multicast data packets, and determine that the effective unicast rate for the one or more unicast data packets exceeds a minimum data rate of the series of multicast data packets using an 802.x protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for Internet-Protocol based communications in a wireless network, the system comprising:
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a motherboard including; a network interface to receive a series of multicast data packets, and memory storing instructions executable by a processor to convert the received series of multicast data packets into one or more unicast packets in response to instructions received from a controller, and a radio; and a controller communicatively coupled to the radio at the first motherboard by way of a wireless network, the controller configured to; identify one or more receiving nodes in the wireless network requesting data corresponding to the series of multicast data packets, and determine that the effective unicast rate for the one or more unicast data packets exceeds a minimum data rate of the series of multicast data packets using an 802.x protocol.
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