Method and system for improved communication network setup utilizing extended terminals

摘要

Aspects of a method and system for improved communication network setup utilizing extended terminals are presented. Aspects of the method may comprise configuring a wireless Ethernet terminal functioning as a client station by a configurator via a network. The configured wireless Ethernet terminal may wirelessly receives information from a wireless station, and communicate the wirelessly received information to at least one of a plurality of wired stations via at least one of a plurality of corresponding wired interfaces. Aspects of the system may comprise a collocated device functioning as a configurator that configures a wireless Ethernet terminal functioning as a client station via a network. The configured wireless Ethernet terminal may wirelessly receives information from a wireless station, and communicate the wirelessly received information to at least one of a plurality of wired stations via at least one of a plurality of corresponding wired interfaces.

主权项

1. A method for communicating information, the method comprising:
performing, by processing circuitry integrated within a wireless Ethernet terminal (WET):
receiving a wireless local area network (WLAN) frame including a physical layer header field specifying at least one WLAN address and a physical layer service data unit (PSDU) field;using information included in the PSDU field to determine a media access control (MAC) address of a local area network (LAN) station connected to the WET via a wired interface;transcoding the physical layer header of the received WLAN frame to generate a LAN physical layer header including the MAC address of the LAN station; andcommunicating a LAN frame based on said LAN physical layer header.