Multiband communication device for use with a mesh network and methods for use therewith
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorAhmadreza Rofougaran
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Abstract
A communication device includes an RF transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol and a first frequency band. A millimeter wave transceiver communicates second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol and a second frequency band. A communication control module coordinates the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and for establishing a mesh network between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices.
Claims20
A communication device comprising:
- a first transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol;
- a second transceiver for communicating second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol;
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- a communication control module, coupled to the first transceiver and the second transceiver, for coordinating the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and for establishing a mesh network between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices wherein communication control module generates a routing table to facilitate communication between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices, wherein the routing table specifies a plurality of possible routes between the communication device and one of the plurality of remote devices.
A method comprising:
- communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol;
- communicating second data with at least another one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is different from the first protocol;
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- coordinating the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices;
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- establishing a mesh network between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices by generating a routing table to facilitate communication between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices, wherein the routing table specifies a plurality of possible routes between the communication device and one of the plurality of remote devices.
A communication device comprising:
- a first transceiver for communicating first data with at least one of a plurality of remote communication devices via a first protocol;
- a second transceiver for communicating second data with at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices via a second protocol;
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- a communication control module, coupled to the first transceiver and the second transceiver, for coordinating the communication of the first data and the second data with the at least one of the plurality of remote communication devices and for establishing a mesh network between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices wherein communication control module generates a routing table to facilitate communication between the communication device and the plurality of remote communication devices, wherein the routing table specifies a plurality of possible routes between the communication device and one of the plurality of remote devices, wherein the plurality of possible routes includes a plurality of indirect routes via a plurality of relay points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.