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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2003
Fred S. Cook, Olathe, KS (US);
Durga P. Satapathy, Olathe, KS (US);
Fred S. Cook, Olathe, KS (US);
Durga P. Satapathy, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A wireless local area network (WLAN) is linked with a remote LAN to transport data packets therebetween. The WLAN includes a cellular-enabled WLAN device for communicating with a cellular network and the cellular network includes a bridge. A bridge identifier associated with the bridge is established within the cellular network. The cellular-enabled WLAN device and the remote LAN are interconnected with the bridge in response to the cellular-enabled device signaling the cellular network with the bridge identifier. The cellular-enabled WLAN device echoes WLAN network packets originating in the WLAN to the bridge. The remote LAN receives the echoed WLAN network packets from the bridge. Packets originating in the remote LAN are echoed by the bridge to the cellular-enabled WLAN device. The cellular-enabled WLAN device receives the echoed remote LAN network packets from the bridge and transmits them within the WLAN.