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Metropolitan wide area network

  • US 6,757,268 B1
  • Filed: 07/21/1998
  • Issued: 06/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A broadband local metropolitan area telecommunication network providing fixed millimeter microwave band wireless local access comprising:

  • a plurality of subscribers, said plurality of subscribers including a subscriber radio unit, said subscriber radio unit operating on a millimeter microwave frequency corresponding to a cell sector in which said plurality of subscribers reside, at least one of said plurality of subscribers having a plurality of associated customer premise equipment and including means for performing statistical multiplexing among said customer premise equipment and said subscriber radio unit;

    a plurality hub sites, said hub sites being interconnected by a Sonet based back bone;

    said hub sites including a plurality of hub site radio units, said hub site radio units operating on a selectable frequency with at least one of said subscriber radio unit, said plurality of hub sites including means for dynamically allocating communication bandwidth among said plurality of subscribers within each said cell sector;

    a plurality of value added service nodes, said plurality of value added service nodes being coupled to said Sonet based back bone, said plurality of subscribers accessing said plurality of value added service nodes through said plurality of hub sites and said Sonet based back bone; and

    a central operations node, said central operations node being connected to each of said plurality of hub sites by a control network and providing remote control of said plurality of hub sites and remote control of said subscriber access to said plurality of value added service nodes.

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