Broadband network with enterprise wireless communication system for residential and business environment

• US 7,944,948 B2
• Filed: 08/31/2005
• Issued: 05/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Properties, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Russell, Jesse E., Miller, Robert Raymond II, Ying, Wenchu, Erving, Richard Henry, Kim, Jinman, Chow, Albert T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh; Ayaz R
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wong; Blanche
• Application Number:
  US11/218,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20060209795A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,085 Days
• Field of Search: 370/276, 370/278, 370/282, 370/285, 370/401, 370464-467
• US Class Current: 370/485
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/106 across networks, e.g. mapping telephone numbers to data network addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0069 comprising a residential gateway, e.g. those which provide an adapter for POTS or ISDN terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/02 Inter-networking arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/12 between access points and access point controllers

Abstract

The present invention sets forth a network-centric service distribution architecture that integrates a wireless access system in the residence, SOHO, business or public environment through the use of a local broadband network, such as a Residential-Business Broadband Network (RBN), to the service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network and to a service provider'"'"'s broadband packet network. The system includes Media Terminal Adapter is coupled via the RBN to the access port(s) and via the service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network to the service provider'"'"'s broadband packet network. The access port is coupled to the Media Terminal Adapter via either a RBN (e.g., a Local Area Network—LAN) or simply via a traditional POTS line interface. The access port receives and sends wireless signals to a plurality of RBN devices, allowing the user to control theses devices remotely from the residence, business, SOHO or public environments. The integration of an RBN to a service provider'"'"'s broadband packet network allows a subscriber to communicate at home and at the office with one communication device anytime anywhere.

Claims

1. An architecture that integrates a wireless access service in a local residential/business broadband network to a broadband packet network of a service provider that facilitates end-to-end packet telecommunication services, wherein the architecture comprises:

a media terminal adapter in the residential/business broadband network, coupled to an access port in the residential/business broadband network and to a broadband transport network of the service provider, wherein the broadband transport network comprises at least one of;

a hybrid fiber coaxial cable system, an xDSL system, a fixed wireless system, and a fiber optic system, the broadband transport network further connected to the broadband packet network, wherein the media terminal adapter is configured to provide access functions for connecting the broadband packet network via the broadband transport network with the local residential/business broadband network, wherein the access port is configured to receive and send wireless signals to a plurality of wireless devices in the local residential/business broadband network, wherein the access port supports a quality of service functionality for the receiving and sending of the wireless signals; and

a network server platform in the broadband packet network, for controlling and administering operations and services of the access port and the plurality of wireless devices in the local residential/business broadband network via the broadband transport network.

2. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the architecture supports interworking among the wireless devices within the local residential/business broadband network.

3. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the architecture supports telephony interworking among TIA/EIA-136 handsets, EDGE/GBPS handsets and IEEE 802.11b devices within the local residential/business broadband network.

4. The architecture of claim 1, wherein the access port is a miniaturized radio base station that interworks with air interfaces including Global System for Mobile Communication, IS-95, IEEE 802.11b, TIA/EIA-136, IEEE 802.15, Cellular Digital Packet Data, Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA2000, Wideband CDMA, Personal Handyphone System and IS-95 High Data Rate.

5. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the architecture supports telephony interworking among TIA/EIA-136 handsets, EDGE/GBPS handsets and IEEE 802.11b devices in one of:

a home environment, a small office-home environment office, and a business environment, and with TIA/EIA-136 handsets, EDGE/GRPS handsets and IEEE 802.11b devices in a public cellular environment.

6. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the access port supports at least one of:

a residence, a small office-home office, a business and a public user environment.

7. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the network server platform interworks with at least one of:

other servers and gateways to establish an end-to-end call.

8. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the network server platform also functions as a transaction server that participates in call processing and controls access to network resources.

9. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the network server platform translates E.164 addresses to destination internet protocol addresses.

10. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the network server platform physically comprises a plurality of servers.

11. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the access port is a miniaturized radio base station for establishing analog and digital communications channels, and interworks between wireless and packet telephony protocols.

12. The architecture of claim 11, wherein the access port provides voice transcoding.

13. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the local residential/business broadband network is one of:

a home network and a business network.

14. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the plurality of wireless devices includes home-business devices, computing-telephony resources and appliances.

15. The architecture of claim 1 wherein the access port supports a standardized air interface used for analog, digital, circuit, and packet communication with wireless devices, computing-telephony resources, and appliances.

16. An architecture that integrates a wireless access service in a local residential/business broadband network to a broadband packet network of a service provider that facilitates end-to-end packet telecommunication services, wherein the architecture comprises:

a media terminal adapter in the residential/business broadband network, coupled to an access port in the residential/business broadband network and to a broadband transport network of the service provider, wherein the coupling between the access port and the media terminal adapter is an Ethernet interface, the broadband transport network further connected to the broadband packet network, wherein the media terminal adapter is configured to provide access functions for connecting the broadband packet network via the broadband transport network with the local residential/business broadband network, wherein the access port is configured to receive and send wireless signals to a plurality of wireless devices in the local residential/business broadband network, wherein the access port supports a quality of service functionality for the receiving and sending of the wireless signals; and

a network server platform in the broadband packet network, for controlling and administering operations and services of the access port and the plurality of wireless devices in the local residential/business broadband network via the broadband transport network.

17. The architecture of claim 16, wherein the architecture supports interworking among the wireless devices within the local residential/business broadband network.

18. The architecture of claim 16, wherein the network server platform interworks with at least one of:

other servers and gateways to establish an end-to-end call.

19. The architecture of claim 16, wherein the network server platform also functions as a transaction server that participates in call processing and controls access to network resources.

20. The architecture of claim 16, wherein the access port is a miniaturized radio base station for establishing analog and digital communications channels, and interworks between wireless and packet telephony protocols.

21. The architecture of claim 20, wherein the access port provides voice transcoding.

22. An architecture that integrates a wireless access service in a local residential/business broadband network to a broadband packet network of a service provider that facilitates end-to-end packet telecommunication services, wherein the architecture comprises:

a media terminal adapter in the residential/business broadband network, coupled to an access port in the residential/business broadband network and to a broadband transport network of the service provider, the broadband transport network further connected to the broadband packet network, wherein the media terminal adapter is configured to provide access functions for connecting the broadband packet network via the broadband transport network with the local residential/business broadband network, wherein the access port is configured to receive and send wireless signals to a plurality of wireless devices in the local residential/business broadband network, wherein the access port supports a quality of service functionality for the receiving and sending of the wireless signals, wherein the access port supports a standardized air interface used for analog, digital, circuit, and packet communication with wireless devices, computing-telephony resources, and appliances wherein the access port communicates with wireless-enabled devices using a short message process configured to support a home control service; and

a network server platform in the broadband packet network, for controlling and administering operations and services of the access port and the plurality of wireless devices in the local residential/business broadband network via the broadband transport network.