Patent ID: 8126392

Claim:
A system for implementing a multi-radio wireless network, comprising: a plurality of endpoints wirelessly coupled to a relay station; a base station wirelessly coupled to the relay station; and the relay station comprising: an endpoint style radio operable to use a first channel to communicate with the base station wherein the endpoint style radio is further operable to receive a first frame from the base station, the first frame comprising timing information, a first preamble, and a first downlink and uplink map; a base station style radio operable to use a second channel to directly communicate with the plurality of endpoints wherein the base station style radio is further operable to transmit a second frame to the plurality of endpoints, the second frame comprising a second preamble and a second downlink and uplink map, wherein the base station style radio is operable to transmit the second frame to the plurality of endpoints such that a transmission timing of the transmission of the second frame to the plurality of endpoints is independent of the timing information provided by the first frame received from the base station; and a processor coupled to the endpoint style radio and the base station style radio and operable to relay data between the base station and the plurality of endpoints.