2. Description of the Related Art To an increasing extent, a multitude of wireless communi
cations technologies are being merged into wireless commu nications devices. As shown in …

BACKGROUND WiFi, also referred to as wireless local area network (WLAN), uses IEEE
802.11 standard technologies as its air interface. With increased network capacity and …

BACKGROUND Due to the wide availability, popularity and convenience of wireless local
area network (WLAN) communications, Such as those conforming to Institute for Electrical …

Systems and methods for avoiding interference are pro vided. Such systems and methods
can include receiving wireless network information from a first access point, the wireless …

BACKGROUND The popularity of multiple wireless communication tech nologies for
handheld platforms has created a need to inte grate wireless communication technologies …

BACKGROUND 0002 Wireless networks are increasingly employed to provide various
communication functions including Voice, Video, packet data, messaging and the like …

BACKGROUND The media access control (MAC) protocol generally pro vides addressing
and channel access control mechanisms in a network. The Institute of Electrical and …

Networks may be classified according to geographic scope, which could be, for example, a
metropolitan area, a local area, or a personal area. Such networks would be designated …

BACKGROUND Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) devices, such as those conforming to
the Institute for Electrical and Elec tronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 protocols, may associate …

BACKGROUND 0003 WiFi is becoming an important component of cel lular operators to
help them meet the market demand and increase their competition edge. Cellular operators …