A wireless local area network (LAN) for data communications. The wireless LAN
includes
a packet hopping access terminal (PHAST) and a packet hopping gateway (PHG). The
PHAST has a first transceiver for wirelessly communicating with a client device,
and a second transceiver for wirelessly receiving data packets addressed to the
client device and for wirelessly transmitting data packets received from the client
device in accordance with a packet hopping protocol. The PHG has a transceiver
for wirelessly receiving the data packets transmitted by the PHAST and for transmitting
the data packets addressed to the client device in accordance with the packet hopping
protocol, and a network interface for establishing communication with a server.
