SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY OVER LOCAL WIRELESS NETWORK

• US 20170257894A1
• Filed: 03/07/2016
• Published: 09/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ADTRAN Incorporated (ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ADTRAN Incorporated (ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cleveland, Paul Ancle
• Granted Patent: US 10,021,730 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/00 Communication routing or communication path finding
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

A system for broadband communication over a local wireless communication channel includes a router configured to wirelessly access a wireless communication network, and a wireless broadband access device having wireless access to a wireless broadband communication network, the wireless broadband access device configured to wirelessly access the wireless communication network and configured to provide a bi-directional wireless communication channel to the router using the wireless communication network.

Claims

1. A system for broadband communication over a local wireless communication channel, comprising:

a router configured to wirelessly access a wireless communication network; and

a wireless broadband access device having wireless access to a wireless broadband communication network, the wireless broadband access device configured to wirelessly access the wireless communication network and configured to provide a bi-directional wireless communication channel to the router using the wireless communication network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein a remote device coupled to the router can use the bi-directional wireless communication channel to bi-directionally access the wireless broadband communication network.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless broadband access device is located to optimize a connection to the wireless broadband communication network.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the router further comprises controller logic configured to periodically send a discovery message advertising for the wireless broadband access device.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the wireless broadband access device responds to the discovery message sent by the controller logic with an acknowledgement message acknowledging the presence of the wireless broadband access device to the controller logic.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the controller logic is configured to authenticate the wireless broadband access device to establish the bi-directional wireless communication channel between the wireless broadband access device and the router.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the bi-directional wireless communication channel between the wireless broadband access device and the router is a secure wireless connection.

8. A method for communication, comprising:

establishing a local wireless communication channel between a router and a wireless broadband access device; and

using the local wireless communication channel to access a wireless broadband communication network to provide a bi-directional wireless communication channel to the router.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a remote device wirelessly coupled to the router can use the bi-directional wireless communication channel to bi-directionally access the wireless broadband communication network.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising locating the wireless broadband access device to optimize a connection to the wireless broadband communication network.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising the router periodically sending a discovery message advertising for the wireless broadband access device

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the wireless broadband access device responding to the discovery message sent by the router with an acknowledgement message acknowledging the presence of the wireless broadband access device to the router.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising authenticating the wireless broadband access device to establish the bi-directional wireless communication channel between the wireless broadband access device and the router.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the bi-directional wireless communication channel between the wireless broadband access device and the router is a secure wireless connection.

15. A device, comprising:

means for establishing a local wireless communication channel between a router and a wireless broadband access device; and

means for using the local wireless communication channel to access a wireless broadband communication network to provide a bi-directional wireless communication channel to the router.

16. The device of claim 15, further comprising

means for wirelessly coupling a remote device to the router;

and

means for allowing the remote device to bi-directionally access the wireless broadband communication network.

17. The device of claim 15, further comprising means for locating the wireless broadband access device to optimize a connection to the wireless broadband communication network.

18. The device of claim 15, further comprising means for periodically sending a discovery message advertising for the wireless broadband access device.

19. The device of claim 18, further comprising means for responding to the discovery message sent by the router with an acknowledgement message acknowledging the presence of the wireless broadband access device to the router.

20. The device of claim 19, further comprising means for authenticating the wireless broadband access device to establish the bi-directional wireless communication channel between the wireless broadband access device and the router.