Wireless networking with dynamic load sharing and balancing
First Claim
1. A network arbitration module for directing data traffic in a wireless network and a wired network, comprising:
- at least a first input for receiving status information from at least a first network broadband radio, wherein the status information is selected from the group comprising bit error rate, latency, threshold, capacity, and received signal strength indication (RSSI);
at least a second input for receiving status information from a wired network router, wherein the status information is selected from the group comprising of bit error rate, latency, threshold, capacity, network outage or clear indication, internet protocol address management information, assigned bandwidth capacity, throttle port access, and routing information; and
a processor programmed to;
control an antenna route switch for coupling at least the first network broadband radio among a plurality of wireless network paths.
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Abstract
A dynamic load sharing and balancing system for a wireless network (100) coupled to a wired network (20) includes a network router (40) for coupling a plurality of wired network paths (20) and for providing status information for the plurality of wired network paths and a plurality of broadband radios (26 and 46) forming a plurality of radio frequency paths and for providing status information for each of the plurality of radio frequency paths. The system further comprises a network arbitration module (32) for receiving the status information from the plurality of wired network paths and for receiving the status information from at least one of the plurality of radio frequency paths and for directing traffic among the plurality of radio frequency paths based on the status information from the wired network paths and the plurality of radio frequency paths.
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20 Claims
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1. A network arbitration module for directing data traffic in a wireless network and a wired network, comprising:
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at least a first input for receiving status information from at least a first network broadband radio, wherein the status information is selected from the group comprising bit error rate, latency, threshold, capacity, and received signal strength indication (RSSI);
at least a second input for receiving status information from a wired network router, wherein the status information is selected from the group comprising of bit error rate, latency, threshold, capacity, network outage or clear indication, internet protocol address management information, assigned bandwidth capacity, throttle port access, and routing information; and
a processor programmed to;
control an antenna route switch for coupling at least the first network broadband radio among a plurality of wireless network paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A network arbitration module for directing data traffic in a wireless network and a wired network, comprising:
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at least a first input for receiving status information from a plurality of broadband radio paths, wherein the status information for each radio path is selected from the group comprising bit error rate, latency, threshold, capacity, and received signal strength indication (RSSI);
at least a second input for receiving status information from a wired network router, wherein the status information is selected from the group of comprising bit error rate, latency, threshold, capacity, network outage or clear indication, internet protocol address management information, assigned bandwidth capacity, throttle port access, and routing information;
a processor programmed to;
control an antenna route switch for coupling at least a first network broadband radio among the plurality of broadband radio paths forming a plurality of wireless network paths.
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5. A dynamic load sharing and balancing system for a wireless network coupled to a wired network comprising:
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a network router for coupling a plurality of wired network paths and for providing status information for the plurality of wired network paths;
a plurality of broadband radios forming a plurality of radio frequency paths and for providing status information for each of the plurality of radio frequency paths; and
a network arbitration module for receiving the status information from the plurality of wired network paths and for receiving the status information from at least one of the plurality of radio frequency paths and for directing traffic among the plurality of radio frequency paths based on the status information from the wired network paths and the plurality of radio frequency paths. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of dynamic load sharing and balancing for a wireless network coupled to a wired network comprising the steps of:
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receiving status information for a plurality of wired network paths;
receiving status information for each of a plurality of radio frequency paths; and
arbitrating connections among the plurality of wired network paths and the plurality of radio frequency paths based on the status information received from each of the plurality of radio frequency paths and the status information received from the wired network paths. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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