METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIRELESS LINK IN A LOCAL AREA NETWORK INCLUDING A WIRELESS BRIDGE, RESPECTIVE WIRELESS BRIDGE, PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

A method for operating a wireless link in a local area network, which includes a LAN access point, a wireless bridge linked with the LAN access point and a receiver linked with the wireless bridge, wherein the wireless bridge includes a bridge access point and a bridge station for providing the wireless link, and wherein a multicast data connection is established between the LAN access point and the receiver via the wireless bridge, comprises:forwarding (110) a multicast data stream, received by the bridge access point from the LAN access point, to the bridge station,restoring (120) the wireless link after a connection loss of the wireless link, andsending (130) a query message by the bridge station to the receiver, when the wireless link is restored.