Patent ID: 7006467

Claim:
A system comprising: a first physical Wireless Ethernet interface configured to operate in a first mode, wherein said first mode enables said first physical interface in sending and receiving Wireless Ethernet data frames; a second physical Wireless Ethernet interface configured to operate in a second mode, wherein said second mode enables said second physical interface in generating and sending Wireless Ethernet management frames as well as Wireless Ethernet data frames; a virtual interface manager, said manager coupled to said first physical interface and to said second physical interface, said manager configured to provide a plurality of virtual interfaces spawning from said first physical interface, said second physical interface capable thereby of transacting with said virtual interfaces in a manner similar to that of said first physical interface; wherein said virtual interface manager includes: a virtual device layer; an IOCTL handler; and a virtual ARP handler; and wherein said IOCTL handler is configured to add and to delete virtual interfaces.