Mesh based/tower based network

• US 20070116021A1
• Filed: 10/27/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Landis+Gyr Inc. (Landis+Gyr Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Hunt Technologies LLC (Landis+Gyr Group AG)
• Inventors: Davis, James, Meek, Tom
• Granted Patent: US 7,706,320 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/16 based on interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location

Abstract

Included are embodiments for providing communications services. At least one embodiment includes a first communications component configured to receive data from a first communications device and a second communications component configured to send at least a portion of the received data to a second communications device.

Claims

1. A system for providing communications services, comprising:

a first communications component configured to receive data from a first communications device; and

a second communications component configured to send at least a portion of the received data to a second communications device,

wherein the second communications component is configured to send the data to the second communications device via a third communications device, and

wherein the system is located at an elevated location, respective to the second communications device.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a routing component configured to determine a routing scheme for routing the data to the second communications device via one or more other communications devices.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the routing component is further configured to send at least one routing instruction to at least one communications device.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one routing instruction includes an indication related to a communications device to which the data is to be routed.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to operate in a mesh network configuration.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a signal determination component configured to determine a signal strength associated with the second device.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a handoff component configured to handoff data associated with the second communications device, in response to the signal determination component determining a signal strength that is below a predetermined threshold.

8. A computer readable medium for providing communications services, comprising:

first communications logic configured to receive data from a first communications device; and

second communications logic configured to send at least a portion of the received data to a second communications device,

wherein the second communications logic is configured to send the data to the second communications device via a third communications device, and

wherein the logic is located at an elevated location, respective to the second communications device.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising routing logic configured to determine a routing scheme for routing the data to the second communications device via one or more other communications devices.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the routing logic is further configured to send at least one routing instruction to at least one communications device.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the at least one routing instruction includes an indication related to a communications device to which the data is to be routed.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of the logic is configured to operate in a mesh network configuration.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 8, further comprising signal determination logic configured to determine a signal strength associated with the second device.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, further comprising handoff logic configured to handoff data associated with the second communications device, in response to the signal determination logic determining a signal strength that is below a predetermined threshold.

15. A communications point for providing communications services, comprising:

a first communications component configured to receive data from a first communications device; and

a second communications component configured to send at least a portion of the received data to a second communications device,

wherein the second communications component is configured to send the data to the second communications device via a third communications device, and

wherein the components are located at an elevated location, respective to the second communications device.

16. The communications point of claim 15, further comprising a routing component configured to determine a routing scheme for routing the data to the second communications device via one or more other communications devices.

17. The communications point of claim 15, wherein the routing component is further configured to send at least one routing instruction to at least one communications device.

18. The communications point of claim 17, wherein the at least one routing instruction includes an indication related to a communications device to which the data is to be routed.

19. The communications point of claim 15, wherein at least a portion of the components are configured to operate in a mesh network configuration.

20. The communications point of claim 15, further comprising a signal determination component configured to determine a signal strength associated with the second device.