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Selection of a proxy device for a network

  • US 8,893,209 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2010
  • Issued: 11/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • based on a determination that a signal strength of data received by a first device from an external network has not been amplified by more than a threshold amount, selecting, by a computing device, the first device as a proxy for a second device, wherein the first device and the second device are connected to a communication network associated with a premises, and wherein the communication network associated with the premises is communicatively connected to the external network; and

    in response to selecting the first device as a proxy for the second device;

    routing upstream data from the second device to the external network via the first device; and

    preventing the second device from transmitting data directly to the external network.

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