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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2006
James A. Proctor, Jr., Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Kenneth M. Gainey, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Carlos M. Puig, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James C. Otto, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Lawrence W. Lamont, Jr., Indialantic, FL (US);
James A. Proctor, Jr., Melbourne Beach, FL (US);
Kenneth M. Gainey, Satellite Beach, FL (US);
Carlos M. Puig, Santa Clara, CA (US);
James C. Otto, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Lawrence W. LaMont, Jr., Indialantic, FL (US);
WiDeFi, Inc., Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A physical layer frequency translating repeater () for use in a wireless network includes signal processor (-) coupled with a signal processing bus (), a processor () and a memory (). The physical layer repeater conducts physical layer repeating and selectively conducts layerand possibly layerfunctions depending on network conditions and other factors. A demodulator () can extract address information such as media access control (MAC) addressing to enable packets to be redirected, terminated, stored and forwarded, if necessary, based on network conditions.