Patent ID: 7822000

Claim:
A method for sending data in a wireless local area network comprising a plurality of access ports and a wireless switch, the method comprising: determining neighboring access ports for a first access port of the plurality of access ports from the wireless switch; determining a time ordered sequence for the first access port based on the neighboring access ports from the wireless switch, the time ordered sequence representing an amount of time the first access port is to complete a task; and transmitting the data from the first access port according to the determined time ordered sequence, wherein the step of determining a time ordered sequence further comprises: dividing the time ordered sequence into a plurality of time slots; allocating a first set of time slots of the plurality of time slots for each communication between the first access port and all neighboring access ports; allocating a second set of time slots of the plurality of time slots for broadcast transmissions; and allocating a third set of time slot of the plurality of time slots for communication between the first access port and a mobile unit.