Efficiency of Wireless Wide Area Networks Utilizing Local Wireless Connections
First Claim
1. A system for wireless communications, the system comprising:
- a plurality of base stations supporting a wide area wireless network;
a plurality of mobile user equipment (UE) devices, each configured to;
transmit a request to establish a local wireless connection with other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices;
receive a response containing connectivity information from each of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices;
select one of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices based on the connectivity information received from each of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices;
establish a local wireless connection with the selected one of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices;
communicate with one of the plurality of base stations in the wide area wireless network through the selected one of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices utilizing the local wireless connection.
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Abstract
Provided is a system for wireless communications including several base stations supporting a wide area wireless network and several mobile user equipment (UE) devices. Each mobile UE device may be configured to transmit a request to establish a local wireless connection with one or more of the UE devices. The mobile UE device may receive a response containing connectivity information from each of the mobile UE devices and then select one of the mobile UE devices based on the connectivity information received from each of the mobile UE devices. The mobile UE device may then establish a local wireless connection with the selected mobile UE device. The mobile UE device may then communicate with one of the base stations in the wide area wireless network through the selected mobile UE device, utilizing the local wireless connection.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for wireless communications, the system comprising:
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a plurality of base stations supporting a wide area wireless network; a plurality of mobile user equipment (UE) devices, each configured to; transmit a request to establish a local wireless connection with other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices; receive a response containing connectivity information from each of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices; select one of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices based on the connectivity information received from each of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices; establish a local wireless connection with the selected one of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices; communicate with one of the plurality of base stations in the wide area wireless network through the selected one of the other one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices utilizing the local wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile user equipment (UE) device for wireless communications using one or more of a plurality of base stations supporting a wide area wireless network, the mobile UE device comprising:
a processor configured to; transmit a request to establish a local wireless connection with one or more of a plurality of mobile UE devices; receive a response containing connectivity information from the one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices; select one of the one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices based on the connectivity information received from each of the one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices; establish a local wireless connection with the selected one of the one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices; communicate with one of the plurality of base stations in the wide area wireless network through the selected one of the one or more of the plurality of mobile UE devices utilizing the local wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile base station for wireless communications between a mobile user equipment (UE) device and one or more of a plurality of base stations supporting a wide area wireless network, the mobile base station comprising:
a processor configured to; establish a wireless connection with the one or more of a plurality of base stations supporting the wide area wireless network; establish a wireless connection with the mobile UE device; select one of the one or more of the plurality of base stations based on connectivity information concerning the wireless connection with each of the one or more of the plurality of base stations; relay communications between the mobile UE device and the selected one of the one or more of the plurality of base stations in the wide area wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for wireless communications in a wireless wide area network, the method comprising:
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transmitting, using a processor of a mobile user equipment (UE) device, a request to establish a local wireless connection with one or more other mobile UE devices; receiving, using the processor of the mobile UE device, a response containing connectivity information from each of the one or more other mobile UE devices; selecting, using the processor of the mobile UE device, one of the one or more other mobile UE devices based on the connectivity information received from each of the one or more other mobile UE devices; establishing, using the processor of the mobile UE device, a local wireless connection with the selected one of the one or more other mobile UE devices; communicating, using the processor of the mobile UE device, with a base station in the wide area wireless network through the selected one of the one or more other mobile UE devices utilizing the local wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for wireless communications in a wireless wide area network, the method comprising:
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establishing, using a processor of a mobile base station, a wireless connection with one or more base stations supporting the wide area wireless network; establishing, using the processor of the mobile base station, a local wireless connection with a mobile user equipment (UE) device; selecting, using the processor of the mobile base station, one of the one or more base stations based on connectivity information concerning the wireless connection with each of the one or more base stations; relaying, using the processor of the mobile base station, communications between the mobile UE device and the selected one of the one or more base stations in the wide area wireless network utilizing the local wireless connection. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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