Patent ID: 11864089
Assignee: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A wireless network comprising:
a wireless access point (AP) device operating over a first operating channel within a first frequency band, the wireless AP device to provide a single-band access;
a first wireless device configured to:
establish a first communication link with the wireless AP device over the first operating channel; and
time-multiplex transmitting beacons or probes within a second frequency band with communicating with the wireless AP device over the first operating channel, wherein the beacons or probes advertise availability of connection to the wireless AP device over the first operating channel; and

a second wireless device configured to:
receive, from the first wireless device, a beacon or probe over a second operating channel within the second frequency band;
detect, within the beacon or probe, information indicative of the first operating channel of the wireless AP device; and
establish a second communication link directly with the wireless AP device over the first operating channel.