Patent ID: 8130737

Claim:
A wireless device for data transmission, the device comprising: a transmitter configured for wirelessly communicating with an access point and a plurality of other wireless devices, wherein the access point, the wireless device, and the plurality of other wireless devices form at least part of a multi-hop wireless network, wherein the transmitter comprises: a first module configured for sending data and/or one or more control messages over a first wireless channel having a first frequency and a first range; and a second module configured for sending one or more control signals over a second wireless channel having a second frequency lower than the first frequency, the second wireless channel having a second range greater than the first range, wherein the second module is further configured for sending network information to the access point via the second wireless channel, the network information including a request for broadcasting at least part of the network information over the multi-hop wireless network, wherein data is communicated between a first wireless device and a second wireless device during a first transmission period, and between a third wireless device and a fourth wireless device during a second transmission period, based at least partly on a network map.