Wireless broadband service
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving packet-switched data at a first cellular base station over a backhaul communication link between the first cellular base station and a switch that controls access to a broadband network; and
transmitting the received packet-switched data to a plurality of customer computers located at a customer premises,wherein the transmitting includes dividing a bandwidth of the first cellular base station between the plurality of customer computers, and adjusting data rates between the first cellular base station and the respective customer computers to accommodate a varying amount of the packet-switched data on demand,wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the received packet-switched data to at least one of the plurality of customer computers through a second cellular base station that is coupled to the first cellular base station, andwherein the transmitting includes transmitting the received packet-switched data to the plurality of customer computers located at the customer premises that includes a wireless transceiver, which is coupled to the at least one of the plurality of customer computers via a customer network.
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Abstract
A fixed broadband wireless data access service providing shared wide-band packet-switched data transport for high speed data access in areas where conventional ADSL service and fiber optic service are unavailable. The wireless data access service is a point-to-multipoint cellular-type network that connects customers to data service providers through the ATM backbone of an existing network. Customers connect to the ATM backbone and data service provider through a cellular grid in which a wireless base station in each cell communicates with the individual customer wireless equipment within its cell site coverage area. The base stations are connected to an ATM backbone switch through wireless and wireline backhaul links. The upstream and downstream bandwidths of the wireless broadband network are engineered in various symmetric and asymmetric configurations to provide a shared packet-switched connection that emulates an uninterrupted, direct wireline ADSL connection. The wireless broadband network employs a data protocol of shared access bandwidth and adaptive asymmetric data rates to support multiuser service sessions by wireless transmission. The wireless broadband network is not network protocol specific and can be applied to wireless asymmetric digital subscriber line service, wireless integrated service digital network over digital subscriber line service, wireless very high bit rate digital subscriber line service, or wireless symmetric or single-line digital subscriber line service.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving packet-switched data at a first cellular base station over a backhaul communication link between the first cellular base station and a switch that controls access to a broadband network; and transmitting the received packet-switched data to a plurality of customer computers located at a customer premises, wherein the transmitting includes dividing a bandwidth of the first cellular base station between the plurality of customer computers, and adjusting data rates between the first cellular base station and the respective customer computers to accommodate a varying amount of the packet-switched data on demand, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the received packet-switched data to at least one of the plurality of customer computers through a second cellular base station that is coupled to the first cellular base station, and wherein the transmitting includes transmitting the received packet-switched data to the plurality of customer computers located at the customer premises that includes a wireless transceiver, which is coupled to the at least one of the plurality of customer computers via a customer network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a cell hub equipment, of a first cellular base station, configured to receive packet-switched data over a backhaul communication link between the first cellular base station and a switch that controls access to a broadband network; and an antenna, of the first cellular base station, configured to transmit the received packet-switched data to a plurality of customer terminals located within a customer premises, wherein the cell hub equipment is further configured to control bandwidth-sharing of the first cellular base station between the plurality of customer terminals, and configured to dynamically adjust a data rate between the first cellular base station and at least one of the plurality of customer terminals, as a function of a change in packet-switched data traffic, wherein the at least one of the plurality of customer terminals is coupled to the first cellular base station through a second cellular base station, and wherein the customer premises includes a wireless transceiver, which is coupled to the at least one of the plurality of customer terminals via a customer network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device comprising computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system to perform operations, comprising:
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obtaining packet-switched data at a first cellular base station via a backhaul communication network that couples the first cellular base station with a switch that controls access to a broadband network; transmitting the packet-switched data directed to a plurality of customer devices located within a customer premises, through a second cellular base station that is coupled to the first cellular base station sharing a bandwidth of the first cellular base station among the plurality of customer devices; and dynamically adjusting a data rate between the first cellular base station and at least one of the plurality of customer devices, based on a variation in an amount of packet-switched data traffic, wherein the transmitting includes transmitting at least a portion of the packet-switched data to the at least one of the plurality of customer devices through a wireless transceiver within the customer premises, which is coupled to the at least one of the plurality of customer devices via a local area network. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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