Method and system for improved communication network setup utilizing extended terminals
View Patent ↗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.
1. A method for communicating information, the method comprising:
performing by one or more processors and/or circuits integrated within a wireless Ethernet terminal:
transcoding a header of a received wireless local area network (WLAN) frame to generate a local area network (LAN) header;
decrypting said received WLAN frame prior to said communicating of said LAN frame to a wired LAN station via a corresponding wired interface; and
communicating said LAN frame based on said generated LAN header.
2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising determining a network layer destination address based on said decrypted said received WLAN frame.
3. The method according to claim 1 , comprising associating a port at said wireless Ethernet terminal corresponding to said determined network layer destination address.
4. The method according to claim 1 , comprising appending said generated LAN header to at least a portion of a WLAN physical layer service data unit to generate said LAN frame.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said received WLAN frame indicates a destination address that corresponds to an address within a basic service set (BSS) associated with said wireless Ethernet terminal.
6. A method for communicating information, the method comprising:
performing by one or more processors and/or circuits integrated within a wireless Ethernet terminal:
transcoding a header of a received local area network (LAN) frame to generate a wireless local area network (WLAN) header;
communicating a WLAN frame based on said generated WLAN header; and
encrypting said WLAN frame prior to said communicating of said WLAN frame to a wireless LAN station via a corresponding wireless interface.
7. The method according to claim 6 , comprising determining a network layer destination address based on said received LAN frame.
8. The method according to claim 6 , comprising associating a MAC address of a collocated device corresponding to said determined network layer destination address.
9. The method according to claim 6 , comprising appending said generated WLAN header to at least a portion of a LAN physical layer service data unit to generate said WLAN frame.
10. The method according to claim 6 , wherein said received LAN frame indicates a destination address that corresponds to an address within a basic service set (BSS) associated with a wireless station.
11. A system for communicating information, the system comprising:
one or more circuits for use in a wireless Ethernet terminal, said one or more circuits being operable to:
transcode a header of a received wireless local area network (WLAN) frame to generate a local area network (LAN) header, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to decrypt said received WLAN frame prior to said communicating of said LAN frame to a wired LAN station via a corresponding wired interface; and
communicate a LAN frame based on said generated LAN header.
12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine a network layer destination address based on said decrypted said received WLAN frame.
13. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to associate a port at said wireless Ethernet terminal corresponding to said determined network layer destination address.
14. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to append said generated LAN header to at least a portion of a WLAN physical layer service data unit to generate said LAN frame.
15. The system according to claim 11 , wherein said received WLAN frame indicates a destination address that corresponds to an address within a basic service set (BSS) associated with said wireless Ethernet terminal.
16. A system for communicating information, the method comprising:
one or more circuits for use in a wireless Ethernet terminal, said one or more circuits being operable to:
transcode a header of a received local area network (LAN) frame to generate a wireless local area network (WLAN) header; and
communicate a WLAN frame based on said generated WLAN header, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to encrypt said WLAN frame prior to said communicating of said WLAN frame to a wireless LAN station via a corresponding wireless interface.
17. The system according to claim 16 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine a network layer destination address based on said received LAN frame.
18. The system according to claim 16 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to associate a MAC address of a collocated device corresponding to said determined network layer destination address.
19. The system according to claim 16 , wherein said one or more circuits are operable to append said generated WLAN header to at least a portion of a LAN physical layer service data unit to generate said WLAN frame.
20. The system according to claim 16 , wherein said received LAN frame indicates a destination address that corresponds to an address within a basic service set (BSS) associated with a wireless station.