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(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,925,069 B2
Koos, Jr. et al. (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 2,2005
(54) DATA NETWORK HAVING A WIRELESS
LOCAL AREA NETWORK WITH A PACKET
HOPPING WIRELESS BACKBONE
(75) Inventors: William M. Koos, Jr., Altamonte
Springs, FL (US); Larry W. Koos,
Sanford, FL (US)
(73) Assignee: MeshNetworks, Inc., Maitland, FL (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term ol this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 132 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 10/126,708
(22) Filed: Apr. 19, 2002
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2003/0198208 Al Oct. 23, 2003
(51) Int. CI.7 H04Q 7/00; H04L 12/28;
H04L 12/56
(52) U.S. CI 370/334; 370/392; 370/401
(58) Field of Search 370/310-310.2,
370/315, 329, 334, 313, 339, 351-356, 389, 392, 401, 465-466, 328, 338, 352
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
A wireless local area network (LAN) for data communications. The wireless LAN includes a packet hopping access terminal (PHAST) and a packet hopping gateway (PHG). The PHAST has a first transceiver for wirelessly communicating with a client device, and a second transceiver for wirelessly receiving data packets addressed to the client device and for wirelessly transmitting data packets received from the client device in accordance with a packet hopping protocol. The PHG has a transceiver for wirelessly receiving the data packets transmitted by the PHAST and for transmitting the data packets addressed to the client device in accordance with the packet hopping protocol, and a network interface for establishing communication with a server.
126 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
