Asymmetric broadband data radio network
First Claim
1. An asymmetric wireless network, comprising:
- at least a first base station comprising a radio frequency (RF) transceiver having a first transmission range, a first transmit data rate, and a first coverage area;
at least a second base station comprising an RF transmitter having a second transmission range, a second transmit data rate, and a second coverage area, the second transmit data rate being greater than the first transmit data rate, and the first and the second coverage areas at least partially overlapping;
at least one computer network communicatively coupling the first and the second base stations; and
at least one processor in communication with the computer network, wherein the at least one processor is configured to(1) receive a data request comprising a request to deliver response data to a mobile station located inside the first coverage area and inside the second coverage area, the mobile station having a first active bidirectional connection to the first base station over which the data request is communicated and having a first active uni-directional connection with the second base station,(2) generate response data in response to a reception of the data request,(3) obtain first information defining a plurality of criteria relating to communication performance,(4) evaluate the plurality of criteria in accordance with a predetermined level of importance assigned to each criteria relative to all other said plurality of criteria;
(5) select a transmission path from among a plurality of transmission paths based on the first information and results of the evaluation, said plurality of transmission paths including a first path comprising the first base station and a second path comprising the second base station,(6) cause a cue message to be routed to the mobile station via the first base station, the cue message indicating which transmission path was previously selected; and
(7) cause the response data to be routed to the mobile station via the second base station, without terminating the first active bidirectional connection;
wherein data requests and cue messages are exclusively communicated over the first active bi-directional connection.
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Abstract
An asymmetric wireless network (100) includes a first base station (104) including a RF transceiver (208) having a first transmission range, a first transmit data rate, and a first coverage area. The wireless network also includes a second base station (106) comprising a RF transmitter (210) having a second transmission range, a second transmit data rate, and a second coverage area. In the wireless network, the second transmit data rate is greater than the first transmit data rate, the first and the second transmission ranges are substantially equal, and the first and the second coverage areas at least partially overlap. The wireless network also includes at least one computer network (108) communicatively coupling the base stations, configured for generating transmit data in response to a data request received at the first base station, and configured for routing the transmit data to the first or the second base station for transmission.
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24 Claims
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1. An asymmetric wireless network, comprising:
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at least a first base station comprising a radio frequency (RF) transceiver having a first transmission range, a first transmit data rate, and a first coverage area; at least a second base station comprising an RF transmitter having a second transmission range, a second transmit data rate, and a second coverage area, the second transmit data rate being greater than the first transmit data rate, and the first and the second coverage areas at least partially overlapping; at least one computer network communicatively coupling the first and the second base stations; and at least one processor in communication with the computer network, wherein the at least one processor is configured to (1) receive a data request comprising a request to deliver response data to a mobile station located inside the first coverage area and inside the second coverage area, the mobile station having a first active bidirectional connection to the first base station over which the data request is communicated and having a first active uni-directional connection with the second base station, (2) generate response data in response to a reception of the data request, (3) obtain first information defining a plurality of criteria relating to communication performance, (4) evaluate the plurality of criteria in accordance with a predetermined level of importance assigned to each criteria relative to all other said plurality of criteria; (5) select a transmission path from among a plurality of transmission paths based on the first information and results of the evaluation, said plurality of transmission paths including a first path comprising the first base station and a second path comprising the second base station, (6) cause a cue message to be routed to the mobile station via the first base station, the cue message indicating which transmission path was previously selected; and (7) cause the response data to be routed to the mobile station via the second base station, without terminating the first active bidirectional connection; wherein data requests and cue messages are exclusively communicated over the first active bi-directional connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for exchanging data over an asymmetric wireless network including at least a first base station comprising a radio frequency (RF) transceiver having a first transmission range, a first transmit data rate, and a first coverage area, at least a second base station comprising a RF transmitter having a second transmission range, a second transmit data rate, and a second coverage area, and at least one computer network communicatively coupling the first and the second base stations, where the second transmit data rate is greater than the first transmit data rate, and the first and the second coverage areas are at least partially overlapping, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one data request at the first base station, the data request comprising a request for response data to be delivered to a mobile station located inside the first coverage area and inside the second coverage area, the mobile station having a first active bidirectional connection to the first base station over which the data request was communicated and having a first active uni-directional connection with the second base station; generating transmit data in the computer network in response to the data request; obtaining first information defining a plurality of criteria relating to communication performance; evaluating the plurality of criteria in accordance with a predetermined level of importance assigned to each criteria relative to all other said plurality of criteria; selecting a transmission path from a plurality of transmission paths based on the first information and results of said evaluating step, the plurality of transmission paths including a first path comprising the first base station and a second path comprising the second base station; causing a cue message to be routed to the mobile station via the first base station, the cue message indicating which transmission path was previously selected, and routing the transmit data to the mobile station using the second base station, without terminating the first active bidirectional connection; wherein data requests and cue messages are exclusively communicated over the first active bi-directional connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile station, comprising:
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a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to transmit at least one data request to a first base station and receive response data from at least one of the first base station associated with a first channel and a second base station associated with a second channel, the first base station being associated with a first transmit data rate and the second base station being associated with a second transmit data rate greater than the first transmit data rate; a processing element communicatively coupled to the RF transceiver and configured to; generate the data request; cause the data request to be sent via the first base station; obtain first information defining a plurality of criteria relating to communication performance; evaluate the plurality of criteria in accordance with a predetermined level of importance assigned to each criteria relative to all other said plurality of criteria; select one of the first and second channels for receiving the transmit data associated with the data request based on the first information and results of the evaluation; cause a cue message to be routed to the mobile station via the first base station, the cue message indicating which of the first and second channels was previously selected; and cause the response data to be routed to the mobile station via the second base station. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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