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US 7,613,160 B2Granted
Method and apparatus to establish communication with wireless communication networks
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorDuncan M. Kitchin
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Abstract
Briefly, a method of transmitting over a first wireless network a message not addressed to mobile units of the first wireless network, wherein receiving said message causes transmitting stations of the first wireless station to cease transmissions for a predetermined time interval and to enable the access point to be in communication with mobile units or access points of a second wireless network.
Claims29
A method of communicating in first and second wireless local area networks comprising:
- communicating as an access point with dual band network interface card (NIC) stations of the first wireless local area network;
- transmitting a message including one of a null message, a ready to send (RTS) or clear to send (CTS) command, over the first wireless local area network during a predetermined time interval, wherein the transmitting of the message causes stations of the first wireless local area network to refrain from transmitting during the predetermined time interval;
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- during said predetermined time interval, communicating as a network bridge with a device of the second wireless network.
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A method of intermediating between devices of a first wireless local area network and a device of a second wireless local area network comprising:
- while communicating as an access point with dual band network interface card (NIC) devices of a first wireless local area network, simulating a standby or power saving mode with respect to at least one device of a second wireless local area network;
- transmitting a message including one of a null message, a ready to send (RTS) or clear to send (CTS) command, to halt for a predetermined time interval communications with the devices of the first wireless local area network;
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- during said time interval, communicating as an intermediate device with at least one device of the second wireless local area network.
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A wireless local area network communication device comprising:
- a dual band network interface card (NIC) configured to communicate with devices of a first wireless local area network on a first frequency band and to communicate with devices of a second local area network on a second frequency band;
- an intermediate device able to service at least one of the first and second wireless local area networks;
- an access point application to configure said dual band NIC to transmit on a first frequency band a message including one of a null message, a ready to send (RTS) or clear to send (CTS) command, to devices of a first wireless network to cease transmissions for a predetermined time interval;
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- a processor able to switch for the predetermined time interval from the access point application to the intermediate device wherein, said intermediate device configured the dual band NIC to communicate on a second frequency band with devices of the second local area wireless network.
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A wireless local area network communication apparatus comprising:
- a dual band network interface card (NIC) configured to communicate with devices of a first wireless local area network on a first frequency band and to communicate with devices of a second local area network on a second frequency band, said NIC operably coupled to a dipole antenna;
- an intermediate device able to service at least one of the first and second wireless local area networks;
- an access point application to configure said dual band NIC to transmit on a first frequency band a message including one of a null message, a ready to send (RTS) or clear to send (CTS) command, to devices of a first wireless network to cease transmissions for a predetermined time interval;
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- a processor able to switch for the predetermined time interval from the access point application to the intermediate device wherein, said intermediate device configured the dual band NIC to communicate on a second frequency band with devices of the second local area wireless network.
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An article comprising:
- a processor operably coupled to a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed result in:
- communicating as an access point with dual band network interface card (NIC) stations of the first wireless local area network, transmitting a message including one of a null message, a ready to send (RTS) or clear to send (CTS) command, over the first wireless local area network during a predetermined time interval, wherein the transmitting of the message causes stations of the first wireless local area network to refrain from transmitting during the predetermined time interval;
- and during said predetermined time interval, communicating as a network bridge with a device of the second wireless network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.