Patent ID: 6480477
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method of communicating data packets in a wireless network, wherein the method comprises steps of:a. receiving a first Fast Ethernet data packet into a first media access control (MAC) unit wherein the first Fast Ethernet data packet is received at a rate of 100 mega-bits per second (Mbps); b. receiving a second Fast Ethernet data packet into a second MAC unit wherein the second Fast Ethernet data packet is received at a rate of 100 Mbps and wherein the step of receiving the second Fast Ethernet data packet is performed simultaneously with the step of receiving the first Fast Ethernet data packet; c. providing the first Fast Ethernet data packet and the second Fast Ethernet data packet to a radio framer according to time division multiplexing thereby forming a time division multiplexed radio frame; d. communicating the time division multiplexed radio frame via a wireless link wherein the time division multiplexed radio frame is communicated at a rate of at least 200 Mbps; and e. buffering the first Fast Ethernet data packet in the first MAC unit prior to providing the first Fast Ethernet data packet to the radio framer.