Patent ID: 7593361
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: wirelessly transmitting, by a first access point, data packets to one or more destination devices across a network on a first channel of a first frequency band at a first data rate of 11 Mbps or greater, the first frequency band having a plurality of channels, the wireless network including a plurality of access points disposed about a building, each access point having a first transmission range of maximum bandwidth and a second transmission range of signal interference, the access points being arranged in a topology wherein each access point is spaced-apart from a nearest neighboring access point by a first distance less than the first transmission range; wirelessly repeating the data packets in the first frequency band substantially at the first data rate by a series of additional access points that extend across the topology, each of the additional access points having a transceiver that includes transmitter and receiver sections, the transceiver of a first additional access point: the transceiver of a second additional access point: wherein any pair of the access points transmitting on a same channel is separated by a distance greater than the second transmission range.