Method and System for Handling a Mobile Endpoint in a Wireless Network
First Claim
1. A method for handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network, comprising:
- routing data for a mobile endpoint through a first base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a first signal strength at the first base station;
routing data for the mobile endpoint through the first base station and a second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a second signal strength at the second base station, the second signal strength being above a first level; and
routing data for the mobile endpoint through the second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the second base station and having a third signal strength at the second base station, the third signal strength being above a second level.
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Abstract
A method of handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network includes routing data for a mobile endpoint through a first base station. The mobile endpoint is wirelessly connected to the first base station and has a first signal strength at the first base station. The method also includes routing data for the mobile endpoint through the first base station and a second base station. The mobile endpoint is wirelessly connected to the first base station and has a second signal strength at the second base station. The second signal strength is above a first level. The method also includes routing data for the mobile endpoint through the second base station. The mobile endpoint is wirelessly connected to the second base station and has a third signal strength at the second base station. The third signal strength is above a second level.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network, comprising:
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routing data for a mobile endpoint through a first base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a first signal strength at the first base station; routing data for the mobile endpoint through the first base station and a second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a second signal strength at the second base station, the second signal strength being above a first level; and routing data for the mobile endpoint through the second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the second base station and having a third signal strength at the second base station, the third signal strength being above a second level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network, comprising:
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detecting a mobile endpoint having a signal strength; upon the signal strength exceeding a first threshold, receiving data for the mobile endpoint, the data for the mobile endpoint also sent to a first base station, the first base station sending the data to the mobile endpoint via a first wireless connection; and upon the signal strength exceeding a second threshold; establishing a second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint, the second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint terminating the first wireless connection between the mobile endpoint and the first base station; and sending the data to the mobile endpoint via the second wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network, comprising:
a gateway coupled to a plurality of base stations, the gateway operable to; route data for a mobile endpoint through a first base station of the plurality of base stations, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a first signal strength at the first base station; route data for the mobile endpoint through the first base station and a second base station of the plurality of base stations, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a second signal strength at the second base station, the second signal strength being above a first level; and route data for the mobile endpoint through the second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the second base station and having a third signal strength at the second base station, the third signal strength being above a second level. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network, comprising:
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an interface operable to; detect a mobile endpoint having a signal strength; and upon the signal strength exceeding a first threshold, receive data for the mobile endpoint, the data for the mobile endpoint also sent to a first base station, the first base station operable to send the data to the mobile endpoint via a first wireless connection; and a processor coupled to the interface and operable to, upon the signal strength exceeding a second threshold establish a second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint, the second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint terminating the first wireless connection between the mobile endpoint and the first base station, and wherein the interface is further operable to send the data to the mobile endpoint via the second wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. Logic embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising code operable to:
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route data for a mobile endpoint through a first base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a first signal strength at the first base station; route data for the mobile endpoint through the first base station and a second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a second signal strength at the second base station, the second signal strength being above a first level; and route data for the mobile endpoint through the second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the second base station and having a third signal strength at the second base station, the third signal strength being above a second level. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. Logic embodied in a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium comprising code operable to:
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detect a mobile endpoint having a signal strength; upon the signal strength exceeding a first threshold, receive data for the mobile endpoint, the data for the mobile endpoint also sent to a first base station, the first base station sending the data to the mobile endpoint via a first wireless connection; and upon the signal strength exceeding a second threshold; establish a second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint, the second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint terminating the first wireless connection between the mobile endpoint and the first base station; and send the data to the mobile endpoint via the second wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for routing data for a mobile endpoint through a first base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a first signal strength at the first base station; means for routing data for the mobile endpoint through the first base station and a second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the first base station and having a second signal strength at the second base station, the second signal strength being above a first level; and means for routing data for the mobile endpoint through the second base station, the mobile endpoint wirelessly connected to the second base station and having a third signal strength at the second base station, the third signal strength being above a second level.
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38. A system for handling a mobile endpoint in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for detecting a mobile endpoint having a signal strength; means for, upon the signal strength exceeding a first threshold, receiving data for the mobile endpoint, the data for the mobile endpoint also sent to a first base station, the first base station sending the data to the mobile endpoint via a first wireless connection; and means for, upon the signal strength exceeding a second threshold; establishing a second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint, the second wireless connection with the mobile endpoint terminating the first wireless connection between the mobile endpoint and the first base station; and sending the data to the mobile endpoint via the second wireless connection.
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