Patent ID: 6215779
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
An article of manufacture, comprising in combination:a) a user terminal configured to transmit and receive wireless data packets;b) a plurality of network access points, each being configured to transmit wireless data packets to, and to receive them from, the user terminal;c) a router connected to transmit data packets to, and to receive them from, the plurality of network access points; andd) a plurality of control points associated with the router, each control point being:1) associated with a network access point within the plurality of network access points; and2) configured to:(A) select a network access point to communicate with the user terminal;(B) manage a wireless link between the user terminal and the selected network access point; and(C) retain control, or transfer control to another control point, according to a pre-established determination.