Patent ID: 7471665

Claim:
A system comprising: a source device operable to alternate between transmitting and not transmitting data for a plurality of successive time intervals that includes first, second and third time intervals, the source device transmitting on a first frequency during odd-numbered time intervals and not transmitting during even-numbered time intervals, a first block of data being transmitted during the first time interval, the source device ceasing transmission during the second time interval, and transmitting a second block of data during the third time interval; a destination device; and a plurality of wireless repeaters arranged to provide a pipelined data transmission link between the source device and the destination device, each of the repeaters having a transceiver coupled with a non-directional antenna, a first wireless repeater being operable to receive the first block of data from the source device during the first time interval, store the first block of data in a memory, and then transmit the first block of data within the second time interval, a second repeater within an in-band interference range of the source device being operable to receive the first block of date from the first wireless repeater during the second time interval, store the first block of data, and then transmit the first block of data within the third time interval on a second frequency that is non-interfering with respect to the first frequency, wherein the first repeater receives and stores data in the memory during the odd-numbered time intervals, and transmits the stored data within the even-numbered time intervals.