Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data over a shared access carrier network
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting and receiving data over a shared access carrier network with a plurality of user devices that each have a modem associated therewith and a network interface for communicating over a local network, comprising:
- transmitting a query from each one of the user devices over the local network requesting remaining ones of the plurality of user devices to specify available resources pertaining to shared access carrier network connectivity capabilities of the modem associated therewith;
receiving a reply over the local network in response to the query from each of said remaining user devices; and
based on the replies from each of said remaining user devices, selecting at least one of the user devices to serve as a master device that provides connectivity to the shared access carrier system through which the other of the plurality of user devices transmit and receive data.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting and receiving data over a shared access carrier network with a plurality of user devices is provided. The user devices each have a modem associated therewith and a network interface for communicating over a local network. The method begins by transmitting a query from each one of the user devices over the local network requesting remaining ones of the plurality of user devices to specify available resources pertaining to shared access carrier network connectivity capabilities of the modem associated therewith. A reply is received over the local network in response to the query from each of the remaining user devices. Based on the replies from each of the remaining user devices, at least one of the user devices is selected to serve as a master device that provides connectivity to the shared access carrier system through which the other of the plurality of user devices transmit and receive data.
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1. A method for transmitting and receiving data over a shared access carrier network with a plurality of user devices that each have a modem associated therewith and a network interface for communicating over a local network, comprising:
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transmitting a query from each one of the user devices over the local network requesting remaining ones of the plurality of user devices to specify available resources pertaining to shared access carrier network connectivity capabilities of the modem associated therewith;
receiving a reply over the local network in response to the query from each of said remaining user devices; and
based on the replies from each of said remaining user devices, selecting at least one of the user devices to serve as a master device that provides connectivity to the shared access carrier system through which the other of the plurality of user devices transmit and receive data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for transmitting and receiving data over a shared access carrier network, comprising:
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establishing communications over a local network between a master device having a modem therein that provides connectivity to the shared access carrier system and a slave;
receiving over the local network from the master device downstream data received by the master device from the shared access carrier network, said downstream data to be directed to the slave; and
transmitting from the slave to the master device over the local network upstream data to be forwarded by the master device to the shared access carrier network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions which, when executed by a processor, perform a method including the steps of:
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establishing communications over a local network between a master device having a modem therein that provides connectivity to the shared access carrier system and a slave;
receiving over the local network from the master device downstream data received by the master device from the shared access carrier network, said downstream data to be directed to the slave; and
transmitting from the slave to the master device over the local network upstream data to be forwarded by the master device to the shared access carrier network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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