Patent ID: 8374124
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for routing a packet in an ad hoc wireless network comprising a plurality of base stations and supporting a plurality of wireless devices, comprising: receiving a user packet at a first base station of the plurality of base stations, wherein the user packet is received from a first wireless device associated with the first base station, wherein the user packet is intended for a second wireless device associated with a second base station of the plurality of base stations, wherein the user packet includes an identifier of the second wireless device; identifying the second base station at the first base station using the identifier of the second wireless device and the association table; encapsulating the received user packet to form an encapsulated user packet, wherein the user packet is encapsulated using a header comprising an identifier of the second base station; and propagating the encapsulated user packet from the first base station toward the second base station via the wireless mesh interface of the first base station.