Patent ID: 7990904
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a repeater in a wireless network including at least one access point, the method comprising: detecting the presence of at least one access point based on information transmitted on one of at least two frequency channels using a wireless transmission protocol associated with the at least one access point; identifying the detected at least one access point based upon the detected information; selecting the identified at least one access point and the at least two frequency channels for repeater operation; retransmitting, from the repeater, information that is received at the repeater; wherein the repeater is configured to perform the retransmitting step by retransmitting first information received from the selected at least one access point on one of the at least two frequency channels to a node in the wireless network, and/or by retransmitting second information from the node to the selected at least one access point on another of the at least two frequency channels, and wherein the repeater is further configured to perform the retransmitting step by retransmitting a beginning portion of the first information and/or the second information prior to receiving an end portion of the first information and/or the second information.