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An apparatus and a method for routing data in a radio data communication system having one or more host computers, one or more intermediate base stations, and one or more RF terminals organizes the intermediate base stations into an optimal spanning-tree network to control the routing of data to and

An apparatus and a method for routing data in a radio data communication system having one or more host computers, one or more intermediate base stations, and one or more RF terminals organizes the intermediate base stations into an optimal spanning-tree network to control the routing of data to and from the RF terminals and the host computer efficiently and dynamically. Communication between the host computer and the RF terminals is achieved by using the network of intermediate base stations to transmit the data.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A communication network for exchanging communication packets between a plurality of network computing devices, said communication network comprising:a first ethernet subnet;a plurality of intermediate wireless access points utilizing routing tables indexed by ethernet add

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A communication network for exchanging communication packets between a plurality of network computing devices, said communication network comprising:a first ethernet subnet;a plurality of intermediate wireless access points utilizing routing tables indexed by ethernet address entries to provide wireless routing pathways within the communication network;a first wired access point connected both directly to said first ethernet subnet and wirelessly to at least one of said plurality of intermediate wireless access points, said first wired access point utilizing a first forwarding table indexed by ethernet address entries to provide bridging between said first ethernet subnet and said plurality of intermediate wireless access points; andsaid first wired access point and said plurality of intermediate wireless access points, together, forming a spanning tree to communicatively couple network computing devices.