Multi-service provider wireless access point
First Claim
1. A method of providing wireless service for multiple service providers from a single access point, the method comprising:
- providing a multi-service provider wireless access point having one or more radios to communicate with wireless devices and an uplink interface to provide an uplink connection to a plurality of wireless service providers;
establishing, for each of the plurality of wireless service providers, a dedicated management platform for each wireless service provider to manage wireless service provided by that wireless service provider;
providing a plurality of dedicated communication links, each of the plurality of dedicated communication links providing secure communication between the uplink interface and one of the wireless service providers;
receiving, via a first dedicated communication link, configuration data from the one of the wireless service providers;
configuring one or more radios assigned to the one of the wireless service providers based on the received configuration data; and
establishing one or more virtual private networks (“
VPNs”
) via the one or more configured radios assigned to the one of the wireless service providers.
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Abstract
Novel tools and techniques that can provide wireless service for multiple service providers from a single, multi-service provider wireless access point. In an aspect, a multi-service provider wireless access point might communicate with a plurality of wireless devices, each associated with a different wireless carrier, and route communications from each device to the appropriate carrier (and/or, similarly, transmit communications from each carrier to the appropriate wireless device). In this way, for example, a single wireless access point could provide service to cellphones of subscribers of a number of different carriers. Such a wireless access point can provide enhanced efficiency and reduced cost, along with the ability to provide higher service for a number of wireless carriers.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing wireless service for multiple service providers from a single access point, the method comprising:
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providing a multi-service provider wireless access point having one or more radios to communicate with wireless devices and an uplink interface to provide an uplink connection to a plurality of wireless service providers; establishing, for each of the plurality of wireless service providers, a dedicated management platform for each wireless service provider to manage wireless service provided by that wireless service provider; providing a plurality of dedicated communication links, each of the plurality of dedicated communication links providing secure communication between the uplink interface and one of the wireless service providers; receiving, via a first dedicated communication link, configuration data from the one of the wireless service providers; configuring one or more radios assigned to the one of the wireless service providers based on the received configuration data; and establishing one or more virtual private networks (“
VPNs”
) via the one or more configured radios assigned to the one of the wireless service providers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A multi-service provider wireless access point, comprising:
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one or more radios to communicate with wireless devices; an uplink interface to provide an uplink connection with a plurality of dedicated communication links; one or more processors in communication with the one or more radios and the uplink interface; and a non-transitory machine readable medium having encoded thereon a set of instructions executable by the one or more processors to cause the multi-service provider wireless access point to; establish, for each of the plurality of wireless service providers, a dedicated management platform for each wireless service provider to manage wireless service provided by that wireless service provider; provide the plurality of dedicated communication links, each of the plurality of dedicated communication links providing secure communication between the uplink interface and one of the wireless service providers; receive, via a first dedicated communication link, configuration data from the one of the wireless service providers; configure one or more radios assigned to the one of the wireless service providers based on the received configuration data; and establish one or more virtual private networks (“
VPNs”
) via the one or more configured radios assigned to the one of the wireless service providers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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