Patent ID: 6877104
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless local area network system comprising a plurality of access points and a plurality of client terminals; wherein each of said plurality of access points comprises: a main unit for communicating with said client terminals, a first fault detecting unit for detecting a fault on said main unit, and a disconnection controlling unit for disconnecting said client terminal connected to said access point where said fault was detected by said first fault detecting unit; and wherein each of said plurality of client terminals comprises: a transceiver unit for communicating with said access point, a search controlling unit for searching for another client terminal to which said client terminal disconnected from said access point is to be connected, and a connection controlling unit for connecting said disconnected client terminal to said searched client terminal by said search controlling unit independent of the plurality of access points, wherein said connection controlling unit, instead of connecting said disconnected client terminal to said searched client terminal, for obtaining communication information from said searched client terminal by said search controlling unit and communicating with another of said access points connected to said searched client terminal.