Patent ID: 7376137
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: E05B,E05C

Abstract:
1. A method for communication between networks, the method comprising: notifying a first coordinator of a first coordinator-based wireless network of a presence of a first relay device within the first coordinator-based wireless network; sending information about the first relay device from the first coordinator to wireless network devices within the first coordinator-based wireless network; and sending a data frame carrying data to be transmitted to a second wireless network device belonging to a second coordinator-based wireless network from a first wireless network device that receives the information about the first relay device, wherein the data frame is obtained by performing first encapsulation on a subframe specifying a physical address of the first wireless network device and a physical address of the second wireless network device as a first source address and a first destination address, respectively, the data frame specifying a logical address of the first wireless network device and a logical address of the first relay device as a second source address and a second destination address, respectively.