Gateway network multiplexing
First Claim
1. A gateway comprising:
- a local area networking interface adapted to receive data from, and transmit data to first one or more devices of a local area network;
a first wireless wide area networking interface adapted to receive data from, and transmit data to second one or more devices through a first wireless wide area network;
a second wide area networking interface adapted to receive data from, and transmit data to the second one or more devices, through a second wide area network; and
a routing engine coupled to the local area networking interface, the first wireless wide area networking interface, and the second wide area networking interface, and adapted to selectively transmit data received from one of the first one or more devices of the local area network to one of the second one or more devices though the first wireless wide area network and/or the second wide area network, multiplexing between the two wide area networks, or preferentially through one of the first and second wide area networks and alternatively through the other one of the wide area networks in accordance with one or more availability or operating conditions of the two wide area networks.
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Abstract
A gateway adapted to receive data from a device of a local area network is described herein. In some embodiments, the gateway may be adapted to multiplex received data to another device among multiple wide area networks, wherein at least one of the wide area networks is a wireless wide area network. The gateway may have a wireless wide area networking interface and at least one of one or more other wireless wide area networking interfaces and/or one or more wired wide area networking interfaces, the wired and/or wireless networking interfaces each adapted to transmit data to at least one of the multiple wide area networks. In other embodiments, the gateway may be adapted to transmit the received data to the other device through a preferred wide area network, and, if that network is unavailable or operating conditions determine otherwise, transmit the received data to the other device through a back-up wide area network.
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28 Claims
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1. A gateway comprising:
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a local area networking interface adapted to receive data from, and transmit data to first one or more devices of a local area network;
a first wireless wide area networking interface adapted to receive data from, and transmit data to second one or more devices through a first wireless wide area network;
a second wide area networking interface adapted to receive data from, and transmit data to the second one or more devices, through a second wide area network; and
a routing engine coupled to the local area networking interface, the first wireless wide area networking interface, and the second wide area networking interface, and adapted to selectively transmit data received from one of the first one or more devices of the local area network to one of the second one or more devices though the first wireless wide area network and/or the second wide area network, multiplexing between the two wide area networks, or preferentially through one of the first and second wide area networks and alternatively through the other one of the wide area networks in accordance with one or more availability or operating conditions of the two wide area networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a gateway, data from one of first one or more devices of a local area network; and
selectively transmitting, by the gateway, the received data to one of second one or more devices through multiple wide area networks, multiplexing the transmitting among the multiple wide area networks, wherein at least one of the multiple wide area networks is a wireless wide area network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a gateway, data from one of first one or more devices of a local area network;
transmitting, by the gateway, the received data to one of second one or more devices through a preferred wide area network of a plurality of wide area networks, wherein at least one of the plurality of wide area networks is a wireless wide area network; and
if the preferred wide area network is unavailable, transmitting, by the gateway, the received data to the one of the second one or more devices through a back-up wide area network of the plurality of wide area networks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a storage medium; and
a plurality of programming instructions stored on the storage medium and configured to program a gateway to receive, by the gateway, data from one of first one or more devices of a local area network, and either (1) selectively transmit, by the gateway, the received data to one of second one or more devices through multiple wide area networks, multiplexing the transmitting among the multiple wide area networks, wherein at least one of the multiple wide area networks is a wireless wide area network, or (2) transmit, by the gateway, the received data to the one of the second one or more devices through a preferred wide area network of the plurality of wide area networks, and if the preferred wide area network is unavailable, transmit, by the gateway, the received data to the one of the second one or more devices through a back-up wide area network of the plurality of wide area networks. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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Specification