Patent ID: 8634392
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A distributed access point, comprising: a radio node of a plurality of radio nodes configured to communicate with a client, the radio node comprising a set of radio frequency layer components and a first remote communication component; and a controller node configured to be remotely located relative to the radio node, the controller node comprising a set of access point software layer components and a second remote communication component that is configured to establish a first remote communication link with the first remote communication component of the radio node for communication with the radio node, wherein the controller node is configured to communicate with the plurality of radio nodes via remote communication links established between the second remote communication component and respective first communication components of the plurality of radio nodes and communicate with the client only via at least one radio node of the plurality of radio nodes; and wherein the radio node and the controller node together are configured to provide an intended functionality of the distributed access point, wherein the first remote communication component and the second remote communication component configured to establish a tunnel configured to carry a digitized form of RF data as a relay of a bit stream between an RF layer and a baseband layer that is configured to handle either 802.11 or Bluetooth baseband protocol.