Patent ID: 6549786
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for communicating within a network comprising the steps of:(a) receiving in a wireless node not connected by wire to a wired network wireless data traffic; (b) examining the wireless data traffic; (c) extracting from said wireless data traffic information identifying a source node for the data traffic and storing the information identifying the wireless node in one of a first or second table; (d) if the source node for the data traffic is a wireless node not connected by wire to a wired network, storing the information identifying the wireless node in a first table; (e) receiving in said wireless node not connected by wire to a wired network a command to send data to a destination node; (f) correlating information identifying the destination node with contents of the first table; (g) if a match occurs directly forwarding the data to the destination node wherein peer-to-peer communication between the receiving wireless node not connected by wire to a wired network and a destination wireless node not connected by wire to a wired network is being effectuated without using a node that is connected by wire to a wired network.