Wireless local area network repeater with in-band control channel
First Claim
1. A method for managing the operation of a frequency translating repeater within a wireless local area network (WLAN) environment, the frequency translating repeater capable of establishing a first radio frequency (RF) link having a first and second frequency channel, the WLAN environment governed by a communication protocol, the WLAN environment capable of having at least another WLAN node compliant with the communication protocol and capable of establishing a second RF link to the frequency translating repeater on either the first or second frequency channel, the method comprising:
- establishing a management link with the at least another WLAN node at a higher layer of the communication protocol; and
configuring at least one of the first and second RF link based on a message associated with the communication protocol and transferred on the management link between the frequency translating repeater and the at least another WLAN node.
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Abstract
A frequency translating repeater (200) for use in a WLAN environment includes an in-band management link. A signal received on an antenna (300) is split to provide signal detection in a detection and control unit (385) wherein detection is performed by detectors (370, 371) filters (375, 376), converters (380, 381) and a processor (385). Delay is added using delay lines (360, 361). The in-band signal envelope may be modulated with variable gain amplifier (330) and demodulated with detectors (370, 371) to establish the management link with higher protocol layer capability. Alternatively, a modern function at least partially compliant to 802.11 modulation may be used in parallel with the frequency translating repeater.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for managing the operation of a frequency translating repeater within a wireless local area network (WLAN) environment, the frequency translating repeater capable of establishing a first radio frequency (RF) link having a first and second frequency channel, the WLAN environment governed by a communication protocol, the WLAN environment capable of having at least another WLAN node compliant with the communication protocol and capable of establishing a second RF link to the frequency translating repeater on either the first or second frequency channel, the method comprising:
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establishing a management link with the at least another WLAN node at a higher layer of the communication protocol; and
configuring at least one of the first and second RF link based on a message associated with the communication protocol and transferred on the management link between the frequency translating repeater and the at least another WLAN node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A frequency translating repeater capable of use within a WLAN environment governed by a communication protocol and capable of having at least another WLAN node compliant with the communication protocol, the frequency translating repeater comprising:
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a transceiver section; and
a processor coupled to the transceiver section, the processor configured to;
be capable of establishing a first RF link having a first and second frequency channel, wherein the at least another WLAN node is capable of establishing an RF with the frequency translating repeater establish an in-band management link with the at least another WLAN node at a higher layer of the communication protocol, and configure at least one of the first and second RF links based on a message associated with the communication protocol and transferred on the management link between the frequency translating repeater and the at least another WLAN node. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-regenerative frequency translating repeater having a first and a second RF channel, the non-regenerative frequency translating repeater comprising:
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a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to;
receive a signal associated with a data packet on a first RF channel;
translate the signal associated with the data packet to a second RF channel; and
translate the signal from the second RF channel to the first RF channel with no re-generation of the signal; and
a modem coupled to the memory and the processor, the modem configured to control a management link between a wireless local area network and the non-regenerative frequency translating repeater. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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