Method and Apparatus for Providing Mobile Inter-Mesh Communication Points in a Multi-Level Wireless Mesh Network
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Abstract
A mobile backhaul inter-mesh communication point forms an interface between a wireless mesh network on a first level and a wireless mesh network on a second, higher bandwidth, level. The two wireless networks are differentiated, e.g., by causing the mesh networks to be formed using different spectra, protocols or coding, or antennae. The mobile intra-mesh communication point functions as an access point in the lower level mesh network and as a relay point in the upper level mesh network. Utilizing mobile inter-mesh communication points facilitates deployment of wireless network access points while enabling the location of access points to follow the concentration of network users. Mobile inter-mesh communication points may be deployed in personal vehicles such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles, public transportation vehicles such as busses, trains, and aircraft, emergency vehicles such as fire trucks and ambulances, and many other types of vehicles.
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28. A method, comprising:
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detecting a power level of a power supply that provides power to a mobile device; and selectively enabling communication of the mobile device through a first wireless mesh network and a second wireless mesh network dependent upon the detected power level. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A mobile system comprising:
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one or more memories that, during operation, store instructions, and one or more processors that, during operation, receive instructions from the one or more memories and execute the instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising; detecting a power level of a power supply that provides power to the mobile system; and selectively enabling communication of the mobile system through a first wireless mesh network and a second wireless mesh network dependent upon the detected power level. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-accessible non-transitory storage medium having program instructions stored therein that, in response to execution by a mobile device, causes the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting a power level of a power supply configured to provide power to the mobile device; and selectively enabling communication of the mobile device through a first wireless mesh network and a second wireless mesh network. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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