Method and apparatus for banding multiple access points
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THOMSON LICENSING SA
- Publication Date
- 2006-07-12
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 60 / 439,087, filed January 9,2003. technical field
[0002] The present invention proposes an apparatus and method for extending the capacity of a wireless local area network ("WLAN") through a wireless access point to a network of wireless stations by provisioning resources according to user requests or network policies when Internet communication or video broadcasting operations are selected. The invention is particularly suitable for use in environments implemented according to IEEE 802.11 of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers. Background technique
[0003] The context of the present invention is the Wireless Local Area Network or WLAN family of specifications developed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The IEEE 802.11 standard defines access points for WLANs (eg, local area network access points or LAPs) that provide mobile devices access to WLANs a...