Broadband repeater with security for ultrawideband technologies

• US 8,331,854 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2011
• Issued: 12/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Theodore S. Rappaport
• Original Assignee: Theodore S. Rappaport
• Inventors: Rappaport, Theodore S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US13/157,789
• Publication Number:
  US 20110255449A1
• Time in Patent Office: 550 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.02, 455/427.7, 455/11.1, 455/12.1, 455/13.1, 455/13.2, 455/16, 370/226, 370/243, 370/246, 370/274, 370/279, 370/293, 370/315, 370/316, 370/492, 370/501
• US Class Current: 455/11.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/719 Interference-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15 Active relay systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15521 combining by calculations packets received from different stations before transmitting the combined packets as part of network coding network coding aspects for detection or prevention of errors in the information received H04L1/0076; network traffic management with optimizing of information sizing, e.g. header compression, by using assembly and disassembly of packets H04W28/065
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15528 Control of operation parameters of a relay station to exploit the physical medium
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15542 Selecting at relay station its transmit and receive resources selection of wireless resources by user or terminal H04W72/02; arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path by two-dimensional division of the resources H04L5/0003, or by allocating sub-channels H04L5/003
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/1555 Selecting relay station antenna mode, e.g. selecting omnidirectional -, directional beams, selecting polarizations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/15557 Selecting relay station operation mode, e.g. between amplify and forward mode, decode and forward mode or FDD - and TDD mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/00 Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/122 Counter-measures against attacks; Protection against rogue devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/125 Protection against power exhaustion attacks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/14 Spectrum sharing arrangements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0236 radio quality, e.g. interference, losses or delay
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 Error control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/10 Flow control between communication endpoints
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/569 : of the traffic information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/005 : Moving wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 : Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 : adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user

Abstract

An ultrawideband radio transceiver/repeater provides a low cost infrastructure solution that merges wireless and wired network devices while providing connection to the plant, flexible repeater capabilities, network security, traffic monitoring and provisioning, and traffic flow control for wired and wireless connectivity of devices or networks. The ultrawidebande radio transceiver/repeater can be implemented in discrete, integrated, distributed or embedded forms.

Claims

1. A broadband wireless relay containing at least one receiver and at least one transmitter, comprising:

a controller that is configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks, said controller cooperating with said at least one receiver to receive transmissions of one or more ultrawideband devices wherein said one or more ultrawideband devices either or both transmit and receive electromagnetic signals that have an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more, said controller cooperating with said at least one receiver and said at least one transmitter to perform

a) ignore or filter out transmissions or data from one or more undesired transmitters, data sources, or noise sources; and

b) instruct one or more ultrawideband devices to ignore or disregard the transmissions or data of one or more undesired transmitters, undesired users or noise sources.

2. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said at least one receiver and said at least one transmitter operate in half duplex.

3. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said at least one receiver and said at least one transmitter operate in full duplex.

4. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said at least one receiver and said at least one transmitter operate in simplex.

5. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more ultrawide band devices has a higher data rate than if said relay was not present in said one or more wireless networks.

6. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more ultrawide band devices has a greater coverage distance than if said relay was not present in said one or more wireless networks.

7. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more ultrawide band devices have higher quality of transmission or reception than if said relay was not present in said one or more wireless networks.

8. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more ultrawide band devices has less interference than if said relay was not present in said one or more wireless networks.

9. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more wireless networks has an improved ability to control its capacity than if said relay was not present in said one or more wireless networks.

10. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to modify received data or transmissions.

11. The broadband wireless relay of claim 10 wherein said controller is configured to cause said one or more transmitters to transmit modified received data or transmissions to one or more ultrawideband devices.

12. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said controller is configured to identify one or more devices in said one or more wireless networks.

13. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said relay employs MIMO or adaptive antenna technology.

14. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said controller is self-configurable.

15. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more wireless networks is in an in-vehicle environment and said controller is configurable for operation in said in-vehicle environment.

16. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more wireless networks is in an indoor environment and said controller is configurable for operation in said indoor environment.

17. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more wireless networks is in an outdoor environment and said controller is configurable for operation in said outdoor environment.

18. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein at least one of said one or more wireless networks is a cellular network and said controller is configurable for operation in said cellular network.

19. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said one or more UWB devices are selected from UWB equipped television, UWB equipped telephone, UWB equipped cellphone, UWB repeater, UWB equipped computer, UWB equipped camera, UWB equipped video system, UWB equipped airplane, UWB equipped monitor, UWB equipped power plug or wall outlet, UWB equipped watch, UWB Cable modem, UWB equipped vehicle, UWB equipped game console, and UWB Transceiver.

20. The broadband wireless relay of claim 1 wherein said controller is embedded into an integrated circuit chip which is insertable into said one or more UWB devices.