A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA PACKETS IN A WIRELESS MULTI-HOP NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to method and system for transmitting and receiving data packets in a wireless multi-hop network. A gateway (100) in the network schedules each access point (200) to operate in user mode and relay mode, wherein at any period of time only the access points (200) in a specific hop operate in the user mode while the access points (200) in other hops operate in the relay mode. During the user mode, the access point (200) is able to communicate with its user devices (300) while only able to transmit to its neighbouring access points (200). During the relay mode, the access point (200) is able to communicate with its neighbouring access points (200) while only able to transmit to its user devices (300).