Communications point-of-presence

• US 20050048962A1
• Filed: 09/02/2003
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Robert M. Chow, Watson Wan
• Original Assignee: Robert M. Chow, Watson Wan
• Inventors: Wan, Watson, Chow, Robert M.
• Application Number:
  US10/654,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20050048962A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/422.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/125 by balancing the load, e.g. traffic engineering
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A point-of-presence, or “POP”, comprising a pair of wireless radios each having its own antenna, an ethernet switch and a router all powered through an uninterruptable power supply, or “UPS” Said POP being in communication with a network backbone. When used in pairs, with Open Short Path First protocol and said radios being enabled to use dynamic load balancing, said pair of POPs providing a redundant wireless network with extremely small footprint.

Claims

1. A point-of-presence comprising:

primary and secondary wireless radios;

an ethernet switch in communication with said primary and secondary radios;

a router in communication with said ethernet switch;

a primary power supply;

an uninterruptable power supply, or UPS, connected to said primary power supply, said UPS providing power to said radios, said ethernet switch and said router;

a network having at least one backbone router, said network being in a location away from said point-of-presence;

communication link between said router and said network, providing communication between said backbone router and said point-of-presence router;

at least one antenna in communication with said primary and secondary wireless radios, said antenna providing the basic link to said network for a subscriber having IP access to said network and means for transceiving data thereto.