RELAYING FRAMES BETWEEN DEVICES USING A RELAY DEVICE WITH LOWER MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL FUNCTIONS
Embodiments of relay device, communications system and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a relay device comprises a wireless transceiver to receive and transmit frames, and a controller operably coupled to the wireless transceiver to process the frames, wherein the controller is configured to...
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Zusammenfassung: | Embodiments of relay device, communications system and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a relay device comprises a wireless transceiver to receive and transmit frames, and a controller operably coupled to the wireless transceiver to process the frames, wherein the controller is configured to receive a frame from the transmitter device, perform a relay operation to relay the frame from the transmitter device to the destination device, wherein the relay device is configured to perform the relay operation using only lower MAC functions, and transmit the frame from the transmitter device to the destination device. |
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