Patent ID: 7567527

Claim:
A wireless network comprising: a source access point operable to transmit a sequence of packets on a first frequency channel, packets of the sequence being transmitted during odd time intervals, the source access point not transmitting during even time intervals; a destination device operable to receive the sequence of packets on a second frequency channel; and a plurality of wireless repeaters to provide a transmission link between the source access point and the destination device, each of the wireless repeaters having a transceiver that includes transmitter and receiver sections respectively operable to receive and re-transmit data packets on different frequency channels, a first wireless repeater in the transmission link being configured to receive packets from the source access point during the odd time intervals and re-transmitting the packets during the even time intervals, the first wireless repeater not transmitting during the odd time intervals, a second wireless repeater in the transmission link being configured to receive packets from the first wireless repeater during the even time intervals and re-transmitting the packets during the odd time intervals, the second wireless repeater not transmitting during the even time intervals.