Alternate operational-data transmission scheme for low-cost-internet-base-station-(LCIB) systems
First Claim
1. A method carried out by a low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) that has a backhaul connection over a packet-data network to a service-provider network, the method comprising:
- the LCIB providing wireless service to at least one mobile station on a first wireless network, wherein providing wireless service on the first wireless network comprises (i) providing an air interface according to a first wireless technology and (ii) bridging the air interface and the backhaul connection;
the LCIB collecting operational data pertaining to the wireless service that the LCIB provides to the at least one mobile station on the first wireless network according to the first wireless technology; and
the LCIB transmitting the operational data to an operational-data server over a second wireless network according to a second wireless technology, wherein the second wireless network is different than the first wireless network, and wherein the second wireless technology is different than the first wireless technology,wherein the LCIB transmits the operational data to the operational-data server in a manner that does not involve the LCIB transmitting the operational data to the operational-data server via the backhaul connection,wherein transmitting the operational data to the operational-data server comprises transmitting the operational data in response to estimating a load on the second wireless network to be less than a threshold level, andwherein estimating the load on the second wireless network to be less than the threshold level comprises determining that a reverse activity bit (RAB) is cleared.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for implementing an alternate operational-data transmission scheme for LCIB systems. According to an embodiment, an LCIB provides service to at least one mobile station on a first wireless network, the provision of service comprising (i) providing an air interface according to a first wireless technology, (ii) providing a backhaul connection over a packet-data network to a service-provider network, and (iii) bridging the air interface and the backhaul connection. The LCIB collects operational data, which the LCIB transmits to a server over a second wireless network according to a second wireless technology, where the second wireless network is different than the first wireless network, and the second wireless technology is different than the first wireless technology.
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13 Claims
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1. A method carried out by a low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) that has a backhaul connection over a packet-data network to a service-provider network, the method comprising:
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the LCIB providing wireless service to at least one mobile station on a first wireless network, wherein providing wireless service on the first wireless network comprises (i) providing an air interface according to a first wireless technology and (ii) bridging the air interface and the backhaul connection; the LCIB collecting operational data pertaining to the wireless service that the LCIB provides to the at least one mobile station on the first wireless network according to the first wireless technology; and the LCIB transmitting the operational data to an operational-data server over a second wireless network according to a second wireless technology, wherein the second wireless network is different than the first wireless network, and wherein the second wireless technology is different than the first wireless technology, wherein the LCIB transmits the operational data to the operational-data server in a manner that does not involve the LCIB transmitting the operational data to the operational-data server via the backhaul connection, wherein transmitting the operational data to the operational-data server comprises transmitting the operational data in response to estimating a load on the second wireless network to be less than a threshold level, and wherein estimating the load on the second wireless network to be less than the threshold level comprises determining that a reverse activity bit (RAB) is cleared. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A low-cost Internet base station (LCIB) comprising:
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a code division multiple access (CDMA) interface; an Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) interface; a backhaul connection over a packet-data network to a service provider network; a processor; and data storage comprising instructions executable by the processor to; use the CDMA interface to provide wireless service to at least one mobile station on a CDMA network, wherein providing wireless service on the CDMA network comprises bridging the CDMA interface and the backhaul connection; collect operational data pertaining to the wireless service that the LCIB provides to the at least one mobile station on the CDMA network; and use the EV-DO interface to transmit the operational data to an operational-data server over an EV-DO network, wherein the LCIB transmits the operational data to the operational-data server in a manner that does not involve the LCIB transmitting the operational data to the operational-data server via the backhaul connection, wherein transmitting the operational data to the operational-data server comprises transmitting the operational data in response to estimating a load on the EV-DO network to be less than a threshold level, and wherein estimating the load on the EV-DO network to be less than the threshold level comprises determining that a reverse activity bit (RAB) is cleared.
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