System and method for cooperative data transfer

A system for cooperative data transfer, comprising:

• an interface configured to:
• establish a primary wireless connection with a primary access station using a primary synchronization channel and at least one secondary synchronization channel, the primary and secondary synchronization channels transmitted during separate frames of a super frame comprising a plurality of frames;
• and
• detect an alternate secondary synchronization channel generated by an alternate access station during a different frame of the super frame than the frames in which the primary and secondary synchronization channels are transmitted;
• and
• a processor coupled to the interface and configured to determine whether the alternate secondary synchronization channel has a signal strength greater than a threshold signal strength;
• wherein the interface is further configured to receive permission to begin a cooperative data transfer operation with both the primary access station and the alternate access station.

Logic encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium/device that when executed by a processor is configured to:

• establish a primary wireless connection with a primary access station using a primary synchronization channel and at least one secondary synchronization channel, the primary and secondary synchronization channels transmitted during separate frames of a super frame comprising a plurality of frames;
• detect an alternate secondary synchronization channel generated by an alternate access station during a different frame of the super frame than the frames in which the primary and secondary synchronization channels are transmitted;
• determine whether the alternate secondary synchronization channel has a signal strength greater than a threshold signal strength;
• and
• receive permission to begin a cooperative data transfer operation with both the primary access station and the alternate access station.