Apparatus, and an associated method, for providing WLAN service in a fixed wireless access communication system
First Claim
1. In a fixed wireless access (FWA) communication system having at least a first fixed-site base station and at least first and second fixed-site subscriber stations each capable of wirelessly communicating with the first fixed-site base station, an apparatus for facilitating radio communication with a mobile station, said apparatus comprising:
- a local-network radio transceiver positioned at each of the at least first and second fixed-site subscriber stations, each said local-network radio transceiver selectably transceiving communication signals representing wireless communication of the fixed-site base station with the mobile station upon a local radio link formed between the respective local-network radio transceiver and the mobile station when the mobile station is positioned within a selected range of the fixed-site subscriber station at which the respective local-network radio transceiver is positioned and handing off to the other local-network radio transceiver when the mobile station moves outside the selected range of the fixed-site subscriber station at which the respective local-network radio transceiver is positioned but within the selected range of the other fixed-site subscriber station at which the other local-network radio transceiver is positioned.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for providing WLAN (wireless local area network) service through a fixed wireless access communication system. WLAN transceivers are fixed in position at subscriber stations of the fixed wireless access communication system. Each WLAN transceiver defines a coverage area. Through appropriate positioning of the WLAN transceivers at the subscriber stations, overlapping coverage areas are formable and between which handovers of communications with a mobile station are effectuated when a mobile station travels out of one coverage area and into another coverage area.
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23 Claims
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1. In a fixed wireless access (FWA) communication system having at least a first fixed-site base station and at least first and second fixed-site subscriber stations each capable of wirelessly communicating with the first fixed-site base station, an apparatus for facilitating radio communication with a mobile station, said apparatus comprising:
a local-network radio transceiver positioned at each of the at least first and second fixed-site subscriber stations, each said local-network radio transceiver selectably transceiving communication signals representing wireless communication of the fixed-site base station with the mobile station upon a local radio link formed between the respective local-network radio transceiver and the mobile station when the mobile station is positioned within a selected range of the fixed-site subscriber station at which the respective local-network radio transceiver is positioned and handing off to the other local-network radio transceiver when the mobile station moves outside the selected range of the fixed-site subscriber station at which the respective local-network radio transceiver is positioned but within the selected range of the other fixed-site subscriber station at which the other local-network radio transceiver is positioned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a fixed wireless access (FWA) communication system having at least a first fixed-site base station, a first fixed-site subscriber station capable of wirelessly communicating with the first fixed-site base station, and a second fixed-site subscriber station capable of communicating with the first fixed-site base station, an apparatus comprising:
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a first local-network radio transceiver positioned at the first fixed-site subscriber station said first local-network radio transceiver selectably transceiving communication signals representing wireless communication of the fixed-site base station with the mobile station upon a first local radio link formed between the first local-network radio transceiver and the mobile station when the mobile station is positioned within a selected range of the first fixed-site subscriber station; and a second local-network transceiver positioned at the second fixed-site subscriber station, said second local-network radio transceiver selectably transceiving communication signals representing wireless communication of the fixed-site base station with the mobile station upon a second local radio link formed between the second local-network radio transceiver and the mobile station when the mobile station is positioned within a selected range of the second fixed-site subscriber station. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating in a fixed wireless access (FWA) communication system having at least a first fixed-site base station, a first fixed-site subscriber station capable of wirelessly communicating with the first fixed-site base station, and a second fixed-site subscriber station capable of wirelessly communicating with the first fixed-site base station, a method comprising:
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selectably transceiving communication signals representing wireless communication of the fixed-site base station with the mobile station using a first local radio link formed between the mobile station and a first local-network radio transceiver positioned at the first fixed-site subscriber station when the mobile station is positioned within a selected range of the first fixed-site subscriber station; and selectably transceiving communication signals representing wireless communication of the fixed-site base station with the mobile station using a second local radio link formed between the mobile station and a second local-network radio transceiver positioned at the second fixed-site subscriber station when the mobile station moves outside the selected range of the first fixed-site subscriber station but within the selected range of the second fixed-site subscriber station. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for communicating in a fixed wireless access (FWA) communication system having at least a mobile station, a first fixed-site base station, a first fixed-site subscriber station capable of wirelessly communicating with the first fixed-site base station, a first local-network radio transceiver positioned at the first fixed-site subscriber station, a second fixed-site subscriber station capable of wirelessly communicating with the first fixed-site base station, a second local-network radio transceiver positioned at the second fixed-site subscriber station, and a mobile station moving between coverage areas defined by the first local-network radio transceiver and by the second local-network radio transceiver, the method comprising:
handing-off communications representing wireless communication of the fixed-site base station with the mobile station between the first local-network radio transceiver and the second local-network radio transceiver when the mobile station moves between the coverage areas. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
a first local network radio transceiver positioned at a first fixed-site, fixed wireless access (FWA) communication system subscriber station communicating wirelessly with a fixed-site, fixed wireless access communication system base station, the fixed-site, fixed wireless access communication system base station communicating wirelessly with a plurality of fixed-site, fixed wireless access communication system subscriber stations, wherein the first local network radio transceiver, when a mobile station is positioned within a selected range of the first fixed-site subscriber station, receives first wireless signals representative of first communications signals from the fixed-site base station and selectively transmits second wireless signals representative of the first communications signals to the mobile satation and receives third wireless signals representative of second communications signals from the mobile station and selectively transmits fourth wireless signals representative of the second communications signals to the fixed-site base station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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