Patent ID: 7865184

Claim:
A method of communication between a first device and a second device within a centralized network, the centralized network comprising a central coordinator and a proxy station, the method comprising the steps of: sending by the first device, unable to decode messages sent by the second device, a message comprising a message payload and at least one indicator identifying that the message is to be relayed by the proxy station; extracting, by the proxy station, the message payload from the sent message from the first device; sending by the proxy station, a relayed message comprising the extracted message payload and at least one indicator identifying that the message is for the second device; extracting by the second device, the extracted message payload from the relayed message; and receiving at least one of the central beacons by the proxy coordinator, wherein the proxy coordinator manages bandwidth allocation of a proxy network, wherein the at least one hidden stations is part of the proxy network and updating a discovered station list based on the received at least one central beacon.