System and method for extension of wireless footprint
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1. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
- emulating, by the repeater, a wireless base station of a wireless network, the repeater being outside a range of the wireless network;
receiving format information at the repeater via a wired connection;
selecting a first format from among a plurality of formats according to the format information, wherein the first format is compatible with the wireless network;
receiving, at the repeater and via the wired connection, first data in a second format from a second repeater in the wireless network, the second format being compatible with a wired internet protocol network, the second format being different from the first format;
converting, by the repeater, the first data from the second format to the first format;
wirelessly transmitting the first data from the repeater in the first for reception by a client device of the wireless network, the client device being outside the range of the wireless network;
wirelessly receiving, at the repeater, second data in the first format from the client device;
converting, by the repeater, the second data from the first format to the second format; and
communicating the second data in the second format from the repeater via the wired to be received by the second repeater and communicated by the second repeater on the wireless network.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating through a host repeater. Data is received from a remote repeater communicating with a wireless device. The host repeater registers as the wireless device on a wireless network. The data is reformatted for transmission between the wireless devices and the wireless network.
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1. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
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emulating, by the repeater, a wireless base station of a wireless network, the repeater being outside a range of the wireless network; receiving format information at the repeater via a wired connection; selecting a first format from among a plurality of formats according to the format information, wherein the first format is compatible with the wireless network; receiving, at the repeater and via the wired connection, first data in a second format from a second repeater in the wireless network, the second format being compatible with a wired internet protocol network, the second format being different from the first format; converting, by the repeater, the first data from the second format to the first format; wirelessly transmitting the first data from the repeater in the first for reception by a client device of the wireless network, the client device being outside the range of the wireless network; wirelessly receiving, at the repeater, second data in the first format from the client device; converting, by the repeater, the second data from the first format to the second format; and communicating the second data in the second format from the repeater via the wired to be received by the second repeater and communicated by the second repeater on the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of communicating through a repeater, comprising:
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emulating, by the repeater, a client device of a wireless network, the client device being outside a range of the wireless network; receiving, with the repeater, a wireless communications signal over the wireless network; detecting a first format of the wireless communication signal, the first format being compatible with a wireless cellular network; communicating, in a second format over a wired connection, format information indicating the first format, the second format being different from the first format and compatible with a wired internet protocol network; wirelessly receiving, at the repeater, first data in the first format; converting, by the repeater, the first data from the first format to the second format; communicating the first data via the wired connection in the second format, to be received by the client device; receiving, at the repeater and via the wired connection, second data from the client device, the second data being in the second format; converting, by the repeater, the second data from the second format to the first format; and wirelessly transmitting the second data from the repeater in the first format. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for extending communications, comprising:
a first repeater having a first wireless radio and a first wired connection, the first repeater being configured to; emulate a client device on a wireless network, wherein the client device is outside a range of the wireless network; receive a wireless communications signal; detect a first format of the wireless communication signal, the first format being compatible with a wireless cellular network; communicate, in a second format over the first wired connection, format information indicating the first format, the second format being different from the first format and compatible with a wired internet protocol network; wirelessly receive first data in the first format; convert the first data from the first format to the second format; communicate the first data to be received by the client device via the first wired connection in the second format; receive, via the first wired connection, second data in the second format from the client device convert the second data from the second format to the first format; and wirelessly transmit the second data in the first format on the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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