Management of WLAN and WWAN communication services to a multi-mode wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A wireless wide area network (WWAN) system comprising:
- an access gateway configured to receive a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) generated by a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller based on a reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received at a WLAN access point, the WLAN controller connected to a plurality of WLAN access points to form a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a device identifier associated with a target access point identifier, the device identifier uniquely identifying, based on the reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received through a wireless link at the WLAN access point, a target multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier.
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Abstract
A mesh network communication system includes a plurality of access points connected to a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller where at least one access point is a detection access point (DAP) that receives reverse link (RL) wireless wide area network (WWAN) signals transmitted from a multi-mode wireless communication device. Based on an intercepted RL WWAN signal, the DAP forwards reverse link (RL) information to the WLAN controller, which then generates and sends, to the WWAN communication system, a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) comprising one or more device identifiers associated with one or more target access point identifier. The device identifier uniquely identifies a multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier. The WWAN system applies the device-AP association list to efficiently manage handoffs to access points in the mesh network.
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1. A wireless wide area network (WWAN) system comprising:
an access gateway configured to receive a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) generated by a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller based on a reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received at a WLAN access point, the WLAN controller connected to a plurality of WLAN access points to form a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a device identifier associated with a target access point identifier, the device identifier uniquely identifying, based on the reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received through a wireless link at the WLAN access point, a target multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless wide area network (WWAN) system comprising:
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a base station configured to provide wireless service to a plurality of multi-mode wireless communication devices by transmitting forward link (FL) WWAN signals and receiving reverse link (RL) WWAN signals; an access gateway configured to receive a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) generated by a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller based, at least partially, on one or more RL WWAN signals received at detection access points comprising WWAN receivers, the detection access points capable of providing WLAN services, the WLAN controller connected to a plurality of WLAN access points forming a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a plurality of device identifiers, each device identifier associated with one or more target access point identifiers, each device identifier uniquely identifying a target multi-mode wireless communication device that is within a maximum proximity of one or more target access points identified by the one or more target access point identifiers, wherein the association between the plurality of device identifier and target access point identifiers is based, at least partially, on one or more RL WWAN signals received at detection access points, each detection access point comprising a WWAN receiver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of managing communication with a wireless wide area network (WWAN) system, the method comprising:
receiving, at an access gateway within the WWAN system, a device to access point association list (device-AP association list) generated by a wireless local area network (WLAN) controller based on a reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received through a wireless link at a WLAN access point, the WLAN controller connected to a plurality of WLAN access points forming a mesh network, the device-AP association list comprising a device identifier associated with a target access point identifier, the device identifier uniquely identifying, based on the reverse link (RL) WWAN signal received at the WLAN access point, a target multi-mode wireless communication device within a maximum proximity of a target access point identified by the target access point identifier. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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