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Connectivity apparatus for remote cell tower integration

  • US 10,462,683 B1
  • Filed: 08/17/2018
  • Issued: 10/29/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of remotely performing maintenance on a cell tower site, the method comprising the steps of:

  • wirelessly connecting an off-site computing node disposed at an administrative location to an on-site computing node disposed at the cell tower site via a remote desktop protocol on the off-site computing node, the on-site computing node including a plurality of hotspot devices physically coupled to the on-site computing node, each of the plurality of hotspot devices associated with a different mobile data operator and including an associated mobile hotspot based on the mobile data operator, such that the cell tower site is capable of forming a wireless connection with each of the plurality of mobile hotspots;

    utilizing the remote desktop protocol from the off-site computing node, scanning, through the on-site computing node, through the plurality of mobile hotspots to select one of the plurality of hotspot devices to which to form a wireless connection via the associated mobile hotspot;

    utilizing the remote desktop protocol from the off-site computing node, wirelessly connecting the on-site computing node to the selected one of the plurality of hotspot devices, such that the on-site computing node is connected to one of the plurality of mobile data operators via the associated one of the plurality of mobile hotspots; and

    via the selected one of the plurality of mobile hotspots, utilizing the remote desktop protocol from the off-site computing node, remotely performing maintenance on the cell tower site by altering at least one of a software component of the on-site computer and a software component of one of the plurality of hotspot devices.

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