Computer readable medium with embedded instructions for providing communication services between a broadband network and an enterprise wireless communication platform within a residential or business environment

• US 8,155,155 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2010
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chow, Albert T., Erving, Richard Henry, Kim, Jinman, Miller, Robert Raymond II, Russell, Jesse E., Ying, Wenchu
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheikh, Ayaz
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wong, Blanche
• Application Number:
  US12/751,106
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/485
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1026 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1036 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1043 Gateway controllers, e.g. media gateway control protocol [MGCP] controllers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/20 hybrid systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0048 where the text-based messaging service is a Short Message Service
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/06 using auxiliary connections for control or supervision , e.g. where the auxiliary connection is a signalling system number 7 link
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1235 where one of the core networks is a wireless network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/1255 where the switching fabric and the switching logic are decomposed such as in Media Gateway Control
• 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 76/30 Connection release

Abstract

The present invention sets forth computer-readable non-transitory medium having computer-executable instructions for providing network-centric service distribution method that integrates a wireless access system/service with conventional telecommunications services in the residence, SOHO, business or public environment through the use of a local broadband network, such as a Residential-Business Broadband Network (RBN). The RBN communicates with the service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network and broadband packet network to facilitate end-to-end packet telecommunication services. Signals from a plurality of wireless devices are accepted and forwarded to an IEEE 802.11b interface for a wireless modem and/or to an Ethernet interface for a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP)/Ethernet Processor, where the forwarded signals comprise intranet telephony and data.

Claims

1. A computer-readable non-transitory medium having computer-executable instructions for providing network-centric service distribution that establishes a wireless access service in a local environment through the use of a local Residential/Business Network (RBN) that communicates with a service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network to facilitate end-to-end packet telecommunication services, wherein the computer-executable instructions are executed on a processor and comprise the steps of:

implementing access functions within a Media Terminal Adapter (MTA) in the local RBN to establish communication between an access port (AP) located within a wireless communications services platform and said service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network, 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, said access port comprising a miniaturized radio base station for establishing analog and digital communication channels between the MTA and said plurality of wireless local RBN devices; and

implementing call and service termination functionality within the MTA to establish communication between at least one RBN devices and said service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network.

2. The computer-readable non-transitory medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the computer-executable instructions are executed on a processor and wherein said call and service termination functionality is provided by the wireless communications services platform access port sending and receiving wireless signals to at least one RBN devices.

3. The computer-readable non-transitory medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network is coupled to a service provider'"'"'s broadband packet network.

4. The computer-readable non-transitory medium as defined in claim 1 wherein the plurality of wireless local RBN devices includes any home devices and resources, computing devices and resources and appliances capable of communication with said access port.

5. The computer-readable non-transitory medium as defined in claim 1 wherein the computer-executable instructions are executed on a processor and further comprise the steps of sending instructions and information from a device in communication with a service provider'"'"'s broadband packet network via the service provider'"'"'s broadband transport network to the Media Terminal Adapter coupled to the access port, the access port for providing communication with the plurality of wireless local RBN devices.

6. The computer-readable non-transitory medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the RBN is a residential network.

7. The computer-readable non-transitory medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the RBN is a business network.

8. The computer-readable non-transitory medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the connection between the access port and the Media Terminal Adapter is an Ethernet interface.