Radio frequency local area network
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1. A communication network supporting wireless communication comprising:
- at least one roaming wireless terminal node selectively operable in a sleep mode and in an awake mode;
at least one bridging node for relaying messages, the bridging node storing messages for wireless terminal nodes and transmitting at predetermined intervals a first message that indicates the presence of pending messages, the bridging node forwarding a stored message upon request from a wireless terminal node; and
the wireless terminal node, while in a sleep mode, wakes to listen to a first message transmitted from a bridging node to determine whether to request a pending message.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for routing data in a radio data communication system having one or more host computers, one or more intermediate base stations, and one or more RF terminals organizes the intermediate base stations into an optimal spanning-tree network to control the routing of data to and from the RF terminals and the host computer efficiently and dynamically. Communication between the host computer and the RF terminals is achieved by using the network of intermediate base stations to transmit the data.
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1. A communication network supporting wireless communication comprising:
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at least one roaming wireless terminal node selectively operable in a sleep mode and in an awake mode; at least one bridging node for relaying messages, the bridging node storing messages for wireless terminal nodes and transmitting at predetermined intervals a first message that indicates the presence of pending messages, the bridging node forwarding a stored message upon request from a wireless terminal node; and the wireless terminal node, while in a sleep mode, wakes to listen to a first message transmitted from a bridging node to determine whether to request a pending message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A communication network supporting wireless communication comprising:
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at least one terminal node having a wireless transceiver operable in a normal state and in a power saving state; at least one bridging node having a wireless transceiver to support communication to a terminal node, a bridging node attempting to deliver a message destined for a terminal node operating in a normal state upon receipt of the message by the bridging node and the bridging node attempting to deliver a message destined for a terminal node operating in a power saving state by transmitting at predetermined intervals a first message identifying terminal nodes having a pending message awaiting delivery; a terminal node operating in the power saving state synchronizing operation of its transceiver to receive the first message from a bridging node and when the terminal node determines from the first message that it has a pending message awaiting, the terminal node directing further operation of its transceiver to receive the pending message. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for operating a bridging node and a roaming wireless terminal node in a communication network comprising:
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storing at a bridging node pending messages; transmitting from a bridging node at predetermined intervals, a first message indicating the presence of pending messages; operating the terminal node in a sleep mode; waking the terminal node to receive a first message; determining at the terminal node from a received first message whether a bridging node has a stored pending message for the terminal node; and requesting a pending message if a pending message is determined to be stored at a bridging node for the terminal node.
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15. A method for operating a roaming wireless terminal node in a communication network having at least one bridging node that transmits at predetermined intervals a first message indicating the presence of a pending message, the method comprising:
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operating in a sleep mode; waking to receive a first message; determining from a received first message whether there is a pending message for the terminal node; and requesting the pending message if it is determined from the first message that there is a pending message for the terminal node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88)
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87. A method for operating a bridging node in a communication network for communicating with a plurality of roaming wireless terminal nodes that operate in a sleep mode and that wake to receive messages, the method comprising:
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transmitting at predetermined intervals, a first message indicating the presence of pending messages for one or more roaming wireless terminal nodes; receiving a request for a pending message from a terminal node that has determined from the first message that a pending message for the terminal node is present; and transmitting the pending message to the terminal node in response to the received request. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143)
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144. A method for operating a bridging node and a roaming wireless terminal node in a communication network comprising:
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transmitting from a bridging node at predetermined intervals, a first message indicating the presence of a pending message; operating the terminal node in a sleep mode; waking the terminal node to receive a first message; determining at the terminal node from a received first message the presence of a pending message for the terminal node; and requesting a pending message if a pending message for the terminal node is determined to be present.
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145. A roaming wireless terminal node for use in a communication network having at least one bridging node that transmits at predetermined intervals a first message indicating the presence of a pending message, the roaming wireless terminal comprising:
at least one module that operates to, at least; cause the roaming wireless terminal node to operate in a sleep mode; cause the roaming wireless terminal node to wake from the sleep mode to receive a first message; determine from a received first message whether there is a pending message for the terminal node; and cause the roaming wireless terminal to request the pending message if it is determined from the first message that there is a pending message for the terminal node. - View Dependent Claims (146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215)
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216. A bridging node in a communication network for communicating with a plurality of roaming wireless terminal nodes that operate in a sleep mode and that wake to receive messages, the bridging node comprising:
at least one module that operates to, at least; cause the bridging node to transmit at predetermined intervals, a first message indicating the presence of pending messages for one or more roaming wireless terminal nodes; receive a request for a pending message from a roaming wireless terminal node that has determined from the first message that a pending message for the roaming wireless terminal node is present; and cause the bridging node to transmit the pending message to the roaming wireless terminal node in response to the received request. - View Dependent Claims (217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270)
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