An access point for facilitating communication with one or more wireless devices in a wireless local area network comprising: an access point processor; a wireless transceiver having at least one wireless antenna, the wireless transceiver coupled to the access point processor, the wireless transceiver configured to receive and transmit data to at least one of the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network, wherein: the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network are further arranged to send the data as a simulated backscattered signal from a mobile unit RFID transceiver to an RFID antenna of an RFID transceiver of the access point; and the RFID transceiver having two or more RFID antennas, the RFID transceiver coupled to the access point processor, the RFID transceiver configured to receive data as the simulated backscattered signal from at least one of the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network when the wireless transceiver is unavailable, wherein the two or more RFID antennas are coupled to the RFID transceiver via an antenna switch configured to connect the RFID transceiver with one of the two or more RFID antennas, the two or more RFID antennas located remotely from the access point and coupled to the access point by coaxial cable. an access point processor; a wireless transceiver having at least one wireless antenna, the wireless transceiver coupled to the access point processor, the wireless transceiver configured to receive and transmit data to at least one of the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network, wherein: the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network are further arranged to send the data as a simulated backscattered signal from a mobile unit RFID transceiver to an RFID antenna of an RFID transceiver of the access point; and the RFID transceiver having two or more RFID antennas, the RFID transceiver coupled to the access point processor, the RFID transceiver configured to receive data as the simulated backscattered signal from at least one of the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network when the wireless transceiver is unavailable, wherein the two or more RFID antennas are coupled to the RFID transceiver via an antenna switch configured to connect the RFID transceiver with one of the two or more RFID antennas, the two or more RFID antennas located remotely from the access point and coupled to the access point by coaxial cable. the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network are further arranged to send the data as a simulated backscattered signal from a mobile unit RFID transceiver to an RFID antenna of an RFID transceiver of the access point; and the RFID transceiver having two or more RFID antennas, the RFID transceiver coupled to the access point processor, the RFID transceiver configured to receive data as the simulated backscattered signal from at least one of the one or more wireless devices in the wireless local area network when the wireless transceiver is unavailable, wherein the two or more RFID antennas are coupled to the RFID transceiver via an antenna switch configured to connect the RFID transceiver with one of the two or more RFID antennas, the two or more RFID antennas located remotely from the access point and coupled to the access point by coaxial cable.