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US 7,676,194 B2Granted
Broadband repeater with security for ultrawideband technologies
OwnerTheodore S. Rappaportinventor
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Abstract
An ultrawideband radio transceiver/repeater provides a low cost infrastructure solution that merges wireless and wired network devices while providing connection to the plant, flexible repeater capabilities, network security, traffic monitoring and provisioning, and traffic flow control for wired and wireless connectivity of devices or networks. The ultrawideband radio transceiver/repeater can be implemented in discrete, integrated, distributed or embedded forms.
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A broadband wireless repeater, comprising:
- at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband wireless devices in a network, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter;
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- a controller, which is either pre-programmed or programmable with network information which at least identifies said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices, which controls the screening of data received by said at least one receiver, and either passes, ignores, rejects, redirects, modifies, or kills received data, said controller providing such data screening in order to differentiate between desired and undesired data for network security, network management, or interference mitigation purposes for said network,
- said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver from said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices and transmission by said at least one transmitter to said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices,
- said controller further providing for the collecting, reporting, or storing of network usage, network statistics, or network information for said network.
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A broadband wireless repeater, comprising:
- at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband wireless devices in a network, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter;
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- a controller which is either pre-programmed or programmable with provisioning information which at least identifies said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices for purposes of network traffic provisioning, wherein said controller uses said provisioning information to prioritize either or both reception of data by said at least one receiver and transmission of data by said at least one transmitter to said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices, said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver and transmission of electronic signals or data by said at least one transmitter to said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices.
A broadband wireless repeater, comprising:
- at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband wireless devices in a network, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter;
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- a controller which is either pre-programmed or programmable to collect traffic information or security information related to received and transmitted data at least some of which is received from or sent to said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices in said network, said controller controlling reception of electronic signals or data by said at least one receiver and transmission by said at least one transmitter.
A broadband repeater, comprising:
- at least one receiver for receiving electronic signals at least some of which are sent by one or more ultrawideband wireless devices and at least some of said signals being sent by a wired link, said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices being in a network which includes said wired link, and at least one transmitter for transmitting received, modified, or stored electronic signals or data, wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be separate components or be combined as a transceiver, and wherein said at least one receiver and at least one transmitter may be dedicated receive only and transmit only or may function alternatively as a receiver and as a transmitter;
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- a controller for controlling reception of electronic signals by said at least one receiver from said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices and said wired link and transmission by said at least one transmitter to said one or more ultrawideband wireless devices and said wired link,
- wherein said controller supports a hub or router function to allow for the commingling of both wireless and wired traffic within said broadband repeater.
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