Patent ID: 8625488

Claim:
A wireless access point comprising: a wireless communication module to establish (i) a first wireless connection with a first station and (ii) a second wireless connection with a second station; a first processing unit to perform a network function in a first basic service set (BSS), the first BSS including the wireless access point, the first station, and the second station; and a first connector to removably mate with a second connector, wherein a device separate from the wireless access point (i) is coupled to the second connector and (ii) has a second processing unit and a power source, wherein the first processing unit of the wireless access point (i) is directly powered by the power source via the first connector and the second connector and (ii) routes data between the first station and the second station without routing the data via the first connector, and wherein the wireless communication module is configured to establish a third wireless connection with a further access point so that the wireless access point operates as a station in a second BSS including the wireless access point and the further access point.