Wireless internet access system
First Claim
1. A wireless network access device, comprising:
- a first wireless modem;
a directional antenna connected to said wireless modem;
an interface adapted for conveying bidirectional data signals via a customer premise to said wireless modem;
an environmental enclosure for housing said wireless modem, a connection to said directional antenna and said interface, said enclosure being locatable outside the customer premise.
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Abstract
A wireless network access system and method that provides a multiplicity of access point devices, each being capable of relaying information The upstream network access may include an omni-directional antenna for downstream communications. The wireless network is provided as a tree structure wherein each access point feeds back to a higher access point of the multiplicity of access point devices. The described system does not employ routers, and thereby speeds processing time and reduces network latency and costs associated with a mesh network employing routers. A multiplicity of customer premise wireless network devices are provided with a wireless modem for communication from the customer premise limited to a path all the way back to a main gateway upstream to the wired side of the network where the gateway provides a T3 or other high speed Internet connection. Each customer premise wireless network access device includes a directional antenna connected to the wireless modem and an interface adapted for conveying bidirectional data signals. The wireless modem and the directional antenna are locatable in an environmental enclosure outside the customer premise for communication with an upstream network access device. Anything that comes in on the wireless side has to go out on the wired side, i.e., via the gateway. The relay points for communicating information via the access point devices provide filtering, e.g., on the Ethernet hub, such that communications is limited as between the downstream customer premise and the access point providing service only upstream communication directly to the gateway.
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1. A wireless network access device, comprising:
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a first wireless modem;
a directional antenna connected to said wireless modem;
an interface adapted for conveying bidirectional data signals via a customer premise to said wireless modem;
an environmental enclosure for housing said wireless modem, a connection to said directional antenna and said interface, said enclosure being locatable outside the customer premise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless network access device, comprising:
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a first wireless modem;
a first directional antenna connected to said first wireless modem for communication with at least one other wireless network access device serving as an upstream access point;
a second wireless modem;
an omni-directional antenna connected to said second wireless modem for downstream broadcast;
a first interface adapted for conveying bidirectional data signals with said first wireless modem;
a second interface for conveying bidirectional data signals with said first interface; and
a hub for switching bidirectional data signals from said second wireless modem to said second interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless network access system, comprising:
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a multiplicity of access point devices, each being capable of relaying information from at least one of said other access point devices, the wireless network being provided as a tree structure wherein each access point feeds back to a higher access point of said multiplicity of access point devices; and
a multiplicity of customer premise wireless network access devices, each said access device comprising;
a wireless modem, a directional antenna connected to said wireless modem, an interface adapted for conveying bidirectional data signals via the customer premise to said wireless modem, said wireless modem and said directional antenna being locatable at the customer premise. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A wireless network access method, comprising:
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providing a multiplicity of access point devices to the wireless network in a tree structure wherein each access point feeds back to a higher access point of the multiplicity of access point devices;
providing a multiplicity of customer premise wireless network access devices having a wireless modem, a directional antenna, and an interface adapted for conveying bidirectional data signals via the customer premise wireless modem to at least one of the multiplicity of access point devices as an uplink to the main gateway for supplying a high-speed internet connection to the wireless network; and
relaying information from one of the customer premise wireless network access devices through at least one of the multiplicity of access point devices to establish a bridge from the customer premise to the main gateway. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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