Patent ID: 8588120

Claim:
A client terminal comprising: a first communication interface for wirelessly communicating with an access point; a second communication interface for wirelessly communicating with a proxy device, wherein the first communication interface has a longer range that the second communication interface; a processing circuit coupled to the first communication interface and the second communication interface, the processing circuit configured to: operate in a first mode where the first communication interface is communicatively connected to the access point; send a request to the proxy device requesting it to operate as a proxy by monitoring a data channel for data messages intended for the client terminal and forwarding the data messages intended for the client terminal via the second communication interface, wherein data channel is different from signaling or control channels; operate in a second mode where the first communication interface is communicatively disconnected from the access point while the access point still believes that the client terminal is operating in the first mode; and monitor the second communication interface for the forwarded data messages from the proxy device.