BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE

• US 20120258673A1
• Filed: 06/22/2012
• Published: 10/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Competitive Access Systems, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Eric M. Delangis
• Inventors: Delangis, Eric M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,861,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/68
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/24 Multipath
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/54 Organization of routing tables
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/821 Prioritising resource allocation or reservation requests
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4535 using an address exchange platform which sets up a session between two nodes, e.g. rendezvous servers, session initiation protocols [SIP] registrars or H.323 gatekeepers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5014 using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/168 specially adapted for link layer protocols, e.g. asynchronous transfer mode [ATM], synchronous optical network [SONET] or point-to-point protocol [PPP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2535 adapted for voice communication over an Internet Protocol [IP] network Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) network equipment and services H04M7/006; implementation or adaptation of Internet protocol [IP], of transmission control protocol [TCP] or of user datagram protocol [UDP] H04L69/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6033 for providing handsfree use or a loudspeaker mode in telephone sets arrangements for preventing acoustic echo H04M9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/052 software update
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/60 related to security aspects in telephonic communication systems network architectures or network communication protocols for network security H04L63/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/06 including a wireless LAN interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/007 Access interface units for simultaneous transmission of speech and data, e.g. digital subscriber line [DSL] access interface units DSL access multiplexers H04Q11/0478, and H04L12/2856
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/121 Details of network access arrangements or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 : Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 : Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The Residential Communications Gateway (RCG) is a broadband communications device that combines all voice, data and video communications to and from a typical residence or small business for transmission over a single, or a plurality of Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines separately or in conjunction with, a wireless broadband backbone. The RCG does this by employing packetized data with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies combined with RF communications technologies. A key consideration to the design of the RCG is that no additional or special transmission equipment must be installed at the Central Office or anywhere else in the network to enable new calling features provided by the RCG as is the case with DSL and Cable systems. By eliminating the requirement for costly infrastructure enhancements, ubiquitous high speed communications and services can be deployed to every POTS subscriber.

Claims

1. A communications device that is capable of providing broadband communications services, comprising:

a wireless interface for connecting wirelessly to at least two remote communications devices; and

a processor that requests the at least two remote communications devices to assist in transferring data and aggregates the data from the at least two remote communications devices.

2. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor allocates the at least two remote communications device into a multilink group transfer.

3. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor creates and updates routing tables with the at least two remote communications devices.

4. The communications device of claim 3, wherein the processor uses the routing tables to determine routing efficiencies based on at least one of quality of service, total connection speed of the at least two remote communication devices, a number of data hops, available unused bandwidth of the at least two remote communication devices, wireless transfer speeds and signal strength between the at least two remote communication devices.

5. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor determines how many remote communications devices are located in a transmission range.

6. The communications device of claim 1, wherein the processor sends a request to the at least two remote communications devices for requesting use of a portion of unused bandwidth of the at least two remote communications devices, receives a response from the at least two remote communications devices, the response containing information about the portion of unused bandwidth, sends control information to the at least two remote communications device for participating in a multilink connection, and receiving packets from the at least two remote communications devices.

7. A communications device that is capable of providing broadband communications services, comprising:

at least one connection for connecting to a network;

at least one wireless interface for connecting wirelessly to remote communications devices; and

a processor that requests the remote communications devices to transfer portions of data, and combines and sequences the portions of the data from the remote communications devices with second data transferred from the at least one connection to increase data bandwidth for the communications device.

8. A communications device that is capable of providing broadband communications services, comprising:

a wireless interface for connecting wirelessly to at least two wireless devices; and

a processor that requests the at least two wireless devices to assist in transferring data and aggregates the data from the at least two wireless devices.