SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING NETWORK ACCESS CAPACITY
First Claim
1. A communications system, comprising:
- a first primary gateway device for facilitating communications of a first data type, the first primary gateway device having a first color identifier associated with a first network segment of a multi-hop mesh network, and the first primary gateway device having a first fixed connection to a communications server;
at least one first communications device capable of communicating communications of the first data type with the communications server via the first primary gateway device, the at least one first communications device having the first color identifier indicating that the at least one first communications device is part of the first network segment;
a first auxiliary gateway device for facilitating communications of a second data type, the first auxiliary gateway device having a second color identifier, the second color identifier indicating that the first auxiliary gateway device is independent of the first network segment, and the first auxiliary gateway device having a second fixed connection to the communications server; and
at least one second communications device capable of communicating with the communications server via the first auxiliary gateway device, the at least one second communications device including;
the first color identifier indicating that the at least one second communications device is part of the first network segment; and
capable of using the second color identifier indicating that the at least one second communications device communicates data of the second data type with the first auxiliary gateway device.
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Abstract
A communications system capable of being used to add capacity to a wireless mesh network is described herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a communications system includes a primary gateway device having a first identifier, and a first plurality of communications devices assigned the first identifier. The primary gateway device provides network access to a communications server and describes a first segment of the communications system including the first plurality. The communications system also includes at least one auxiliary gateway device having a second identifier and an auxiliary gateway designation that allows hierarchical independence of the first segment. A second plurality of communications devices can be included that are assigned the first identifier but also able to establish communications association with the auxiliary gateway device to use the second identifier such that, when the second plurality seek to communicate with a communications server, the auxiliary gateway device is structured to facilitate the communications.
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20 Claims
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a first primary gateway device for facilitating communications of a first data type, the first primary gateway device having a first color identifier associated with a first network segment of a multi-hop mesh network, and the first primary gateway device having a first fixed connection to a communications server; at least one first communications device capable of communicating communications of the first data type with the communications server via the first primary gateway device, the at least one first communications device having the first color identifier indicating that the at least one first communications device is part of the first network segment; a first auxiliary gateway device for facilitating communications of a second data type, the first auxiliary gateway device having a second color identifier, the second color identifier indicating that the first auxiliary gateway device is independent of the first network segment, and the first auxiliary gateway device having a second fixed connection to the communications server; and at least one second communications device capable of communicating with the communications server via the first auxiliary gateway device, the at least one second communications device including; the first color identifier indicating that the at least one second communications device is part of the first network segment; and capable of using the second color identifier indicating that the at least one second communications device communicates data of the second data type with the first auxiliary gateway device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
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a first network access device capable of communicating with a server, the first network access device having a first identifier corresponding to a first segment of a network; a first plurality of communications devices in communication with the first network access device and having the first identifier; a second network access device capable of communicating with the server via the second network access device, the second network access device having a second identifier; and a second plurality of communications devices having the first identifier and using the second identifier for communicating with the server via the second network access device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a first primary network access device having a first identifier; a first plurality of communications devices having the first identifier and forming a first network segment; and a first auxiliary network access device having a second identifier, wherein; at least one communications device of the first plurality of communications devices is structured to communicate with the first auxiliary network access device, the at least one communication device using the second identifier indicating that the first auxiliary network device is independent of at least the first primary network device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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