Wireless routing mechanism for same group and inter-group operations covering both wire network and wireless network
US7362723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is to provide a wireless routing mechanism by applying a management frame defined in IEEE 802.11 standard to different access points (AP) in a wireless distribution system (WDS) and adding an information element (IE) to the management frame, enabling any AP to be capable of maintaining the integrity of IE based on its own setting and state, determining other APs' operations in WDS based on a received IE and determining whether a physical link (i.e., wireless link) between itself and any of other APs should be established to provide a channel for sending data frames therebetween and automatically establishing a stable, flexible and expansible wireless network topology in a wire network infrastructure based on information contained in a plurality of fields of the IE.
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