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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2014
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Shantanu Arun Gogate, Erandwane Pune, IN;
Rajesh Shreeram Bhagwat, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Sandesh Goel, Nioda, IN;
Kaustubh Shrikrishna Patwardhan, Pune, IN;
Bart A. Giordano, San Jose, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A device includes a first processing unit and an interface configured to communicate with an embedded access point including a wireless communication module configured to establish (i) a first wireless connection with a first station, and (ii) a second wireless connection with a separate access point. The device further includes a second processing unit configured to control a first wireless network including the device and the first station to operate the embedded access point as an access point for the first wireless network, and operate the embedded access point as a station in a second wireless network that includes the embedded access point and the separate access point. The separate access point provides access point functionality for the second wireless network, and the embedded access point is configured to be powered via the interface.