Patent ID: 7974628

Claim:
A method for operating a wireless router that supports wireless communications within a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) service area, the method comprising: servicing a plurality of wireless terminals within the WLAN service area, the plurality of wireless terminals including at least one Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wireless terminal; receiving a request from a VoIP wireless terminal to establish a VoIP conference call with at least two other VoIP wireless terminals; determining at least one other wireless router required to service the VoIP conference call; querying the at least one other wireless router to determine its ability to service the VoIP conference call for at least one serviced VoIP wireless terminal; receiving a response from the at least one other wireless router to indicate its ability to service the VoIP conference call for at least one serviced VoIP wireless terminal; and the wireless router interacting with the at least one other wireless router to set up and service the VoIP conference call.