MANAGEMENT OF WLAN AND WWAN COMMUNICATION SERVICES TO A MULTI-MODE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A wireless wide area network (WWAN) system comprising:
- an access gateway configured to receive a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) from a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller connected to a plurality of access points to form a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a device identifier associated with a target access point identifier, the device identifier uniquely identifying, based on a reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received at an access point, a target multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier.
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Abstract
A mesh network communication system includes a plurality of access points connected to a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller where at least one of the plurality access points is a detection access point (DAP) that receives reverse link (RL) wireless wide area network (WWAN) signals transmitted from a multi-mode wireless communication device. Based on an intercepted RL WWAN signal, the DAP forwards reverse link (RL) information to the WLAN controller. Based on the RL information, the WLAN controller generates and sends, to the WWAN communication system, a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) comprising one or more device identifiers associated with one or more target access point identifier. The device identifier uniquely identifies a multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier. The WWAN system applies the device-AP association list to efficiently manage handoffs from the WWAN system to access points in the mesh network.
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1. A wireless wide area network (WWAN) system comprising:
an access gateway configured to receive a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) from a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller connected to a plurality of access points to form a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a device identifier associated with a target access point identifier, the device identifier uniquely identifying, based on a reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received at an access point, a target multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless wide area network (WWAN) system comprising:
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a base station configured to provide wireless service to a plurality of multi-mode wireless communication devices by transmitting forward link (FL) WWAN signals and receiving reverse link (RL) WWAN signals; an access gateway configured to receive a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) from a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller connected to a plurality of access points forming a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a plurality of device identifiers, each device identifier associated with one or more target access point identifiers, each device identifier uniquely identifying a target multi-mode wireless communication device that is within a maximum proximity of one or more target access points identified by the one or more target access point identifiers, wherein the association between the plurality of device identifier and target access point identifiers is based, at least partially, on one or more RL WWAN signals received at detection access points comprising WWAN receivers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of managing communication with a wireless wide area network (WWAN) system, the method comprising:
receiving, at an access gateway within the WWAN system, a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) from a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller connected to a plurality of access points forming a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a device identifier associated with a target access point identifier, the device identifier uniquely identifying, based on a reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received at an access point, a target multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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