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Patent US7797016 - Wireless LAN with central management of access points - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA method for mobile communication includes arranging a plurality of access points in a wireless local area network (WLAN) to communicate over the air with a mobile station using a common basic service set identification (BSSID) for all the access points. Upon receiving at one or more of the access points...http://www.google.com/patents/US7797016?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7797016 - Wireless LAN with central management of access pointsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7797016 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/664,631Publication dateSep 14, 2010Filing dateSep 19, 2003Priority dateAug 7, 2002Also published asCN1689246A, CN1689252A, EP1529355A1, EP1529355A4, US20030206532, US20040063455, WO2004015888A1Publication number10664631, 664631, US 7797016 B2, US 7797016B2, US-B2-7797016, US7797016 B2, US7797016B2InventorsShpak Eran, Oren DvirOriginal AssigneeExtricom Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (109), Non-Patent Citations (19), Referenced by (5), Classifications (30), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWireless LAN with central management of access pointsUS 7797016 B2Abstract A method for mobile communication includes arranging a plurality of access points in a wireless local area network (WLAN) to communicate over the air with a mobile station using a common basic service set identification (BSSID) for all the access points. Upon receiving at one or more of the access points an uplink signal transmitted over the WLAN by the mobile station using the common BSSID, messages are sent and received over a communication medium linking the access points in order to select one of the access points to respond to the uplink signal. The selected one of the access points transmits a response to the mobile station.
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