Wireless interface sharing
US9918270B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described herein are methods and system for sharing a wireless interface (102) among various multiple host processors in a multi-processor computing system (100) to provide simultaneous access of a wireless network to the host processors. In one implementation the multi-host computing system (100), comprises a wireless interface (102) configured to connect to at least one of a plurality of wireless networks; and a wireless network access virtualization (WNAV) processor (108) communicatively coupled to the wireless interface (102), wherein the WNAV processor (108) is configured to multiplex data packets received from the plurality of hosts, transmit the multiplexed data packets to at least one of the plurality of wireless networks through the wireless interface (102), receive data packets from one of the plurality of wireless network through the wireless interface (102) and route the data packets to each of the plurality of hosts based on a media access control (MAC) address associated with each of the plurality of hosts.
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