Network and networking method with intelligent broadband wireless relay for connectivity to mobile or portable devices
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1. A networking method, comprising the steps of:
- for a group of one or more wireless and/or wired devices, wherein said group can be enlarged or reduced by respectively adding or subtracting one or more devices from said group, providing at least one wireless repeater or relay comprisingi) at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception from one or more devices in said group, and at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission to one or more devices of said group, wherein the transceiver for signal or data reception and the transceiver for signal or data transmission may be the same or different; and
ii) a controller that is configured or configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks which include said group, wherein said controller controls processing of signals or data received by said at least one receiver or transceiver, said controller cooperating with said at least one receiver or transceiver to receive transmissions of one or more devices wherein said one or more devices either or both transmit and receive at an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or have a data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more,said at least one wireless repeater or relay and said one or more devices forming at least part of a network;
connecting said at least one wireless repeater or relay to one or more network backbones for connecting said one or more wireless networks with said one or more network backbones,wherein said at least one wireless repeater or relay is used to support connectivity and/or position location capabilities for one or more mobile or portable devices, andcontrolling said at least one wireless repeater or relay with said controller of said at least one wireless repeater or relay cooperating with said at least one receiver or transceiver which receives signals or data and said at least one transmitter or transceiver which transmits received, modified, stored, or delayed signals or data, to perform at least one of;
a) ignoring or filtering out transmissions or data from one or more undesired transmitters, data sources, or noise sources;
b) instructing one or more devices to ignore or disregard the transmissions or data of one or more undesired transmitters, undesired users or noise sources; and
c) network provisioning or monitoring for one or more devices of said group, including one or more of;
i) bandwidth or delay provisioning, ii) application prioritization, and iii) traffic, bandwidth, delay, or data transmission priorities for one or more devices of said group.
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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 ultrawideband radio transceiver/repeater can be implemented in discrete, integrated, distributed or embedded forms.
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86 Claims
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1. A networking method, comprising the steps of:
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for a group of one or more wireless and/or wired devices, wherein said group can be enlarged or reduced by respectively adding or subtracting one or more devices from said group, providing at least one wireless repeater or relay comprising i) at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception from one or more devices in said group, and at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission to one or more devices of said group, wherein the transceiver for signal or data reception and the transceiver for signal or data transmission may be the same or different; and ii) a controller that is configured or configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks which include said group, wherein said controller controls processing of signals or data received by said at least one receiver or transceiver, said controller cooperating with said at least one receiver or transceiver to receive transmissions of one or more devices wherein said one or more devices either or both transmit and receive at an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or have a data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more, said at least one wireless repeater or relay and said one or more devices forming at least part of a network; connecting said at least one wireless repeater or relay to one or more network backbones for connecting said one or more wireless networks with said one or more network backbones, wherein said at least one wireless repeater or relay is used to support connectivity and/or position location capabilities for one or more mobile or portable devices, and controlling said at least one wireless repeater or relay with said controller of said at least one wireless repeater or relay cooperating with said at least one receiver or transceiver which receives signals or data and said at least one transmitter or transceiver which transmits received, modified, stored, or delayed signals or data, to perform at least one of; a) ignoring or filtering out transmissions or data from one or more undesired transmitters, data sources, or noise sources; b) instructing one or more devices to ignore or disregard the transmissions or data of one or more undesired transmitters, undesired users or noise sources; and c) network provisioning or monitoring for one or more devices of said group, including one or more of;
i) bandwidth or delay provisioning, ii) application prioritization, and iii) traffic, bandwidth, delay, or data transmission priorities for one or more devices of said group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A network, comprising:
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a group of devices, at least some of said devices in said group configured for communication with other devices in said group, wherein said devices of said group comprise one or more broadband wireless repeaters or relays, wherein at least one of said one or more broadband wireless repeaters or relays comprise; at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception from one or more devices in said group; at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission to one or more devices of said group, wherein the transceiver for signal or data reception and the transceiver for signal or data transmission may be the same or different; and a controller that is configured or configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks, said controller communicating with said at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception and said at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission, wherein at least one of said receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception and said transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission either or both transmit and receive at an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or that have a data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more, wherein said at least one of said one or more broadband wireless repeaters or relays is connected or connectable to one or more network backbones for connecting said one or more wireless networks with said one or more network backbones, and wherein said at least one of said one or more broadband wireless repeaters or relays is used to support connectivity and/or position location capabilities for one or more mobile or portable devices, wherein said controller is configured or configurable to perform or for performing at least one of; a) ignore or filter out at least some signal or data transmissions from one or more undesired transmitters, users, networks, data sources, or noise sources; b) instruct one or more devices or networks to ignore or disregard at least some signal or data transmissions of one or more undesired transmitters, undesired users, undesired networks, or noise sources; and c) network provisioning or monitoring, wherein said network provisioning or monitoring includes one or more of; i) bandwidth or delay provisioning of repeated or relayed transmissions, ii) application prioritization, iii) prioritizing, delaying or altering of data transmissions, traffic, or bandwidth, and iv) monitoring or measuring traffic from one or more devices, users or networks. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. A networking method, comprising the steps of:
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for a group of one or more wireless and/or wired devices, wherein said group can be enlarged or reduced by respectively adding or subtracting one or more devices from said group, providing at least one wireless repeater or relay comprising i) at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception from one or more devices in said group, and at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission to one or more devices of said group, wherein the transceiver for signal or data reception and the transceiver for signal or data transmission may be the same or different; and ii) a controller that is configured or configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks which include said group, wherein said controller controls processing of signals or data received by said at least one receiver or transceiver, said controller cooperating with said at least one receiver or transceiver to receive transmissions of one or more devices wherein said one or more devices either or both transmit and receive at an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or have a data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more, said at least one wireless repeater or relay and said one or more devices forming at least part of a network; connecting said at least one wireless repeater or relay to one or more network backbones for connecting said one or more wireless networks with said one or more network backbones, wherein said at least one wireless repeater or relay is used to support connectivity and/or position location capabilities for one or more mobile or portable devices, wherein said providing said at least one wireless repeater or relay step includes a step of programming said at least one wireless repeater or relay with at least one of; a) network information which identifies at least one of said one or more devices in said group; b) desired or target performance criteria or coverage area for at least one of the wireless devices in said group; c) security information pertinent to at least one of said one or more devices in said group; and d) protocol information or air interface definitions for at least one of said one or more devices in said group. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84)
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85. A networking method, comprising the steps of:
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for a group of one or more wireless and/or wired devices, wherein said group can be enlarged or reduced by respectively adding or subtracting one or more devices from said group, providing at least one wireless repeater or relay comprising i) at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception from one or more devices in said group, and at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission to one or more devices of said group, wherein the transceiver for signal or data reception and the transceiver for signal or data transmission may be the same or different; and ii) a controller that is configured or configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks which include said group, wherein said controller controls processing of signals or data received by said at least one receiver or transceiver, said controller cooperating with said at least one receiver or transceiver to receive transmissions of one or more devices wherein said one or more devices either or both transmit and receive at an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or have a data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more, said at least one wireless repeater or relay and said one or more devices forming at least part of a network; connecting said at least one wireless repeater or relay to one or more network backbones for connecting said one or more wireless networks with said one or more network backbones, wherein said at least one wireless repeater or relay is used to support connectivity and/or position location capabilities for one or more mobile or portable devices, wherein said controller is either pre-programmed or programmable to monitor traffic characteristics or security characteristics related to received and transmitted signals or data, at least some of which are received from or sent to said one or more devices in said group, and wherein said security characteristics includes one or more of;
IDs or operating characteristics for each of the components to be used in said network, or IDs or operating characteristics for one or more users permitted to be used in said network.
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86. A networking method, comprising the steps of:
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for a group of one or more wireless and/or wired devices, wherein said group can be enlarged or reduced by respectively adding or subtracting one or more devices from said group, providing at least one wireless repeater or relay comprising i) at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception from one or more devices in said group, and at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission to one or more devices of said group, wherein the transceiver for signal or data reception and the transceiver for signal or data transmission may be the same or different; and ii) a controller that is configured or configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks which include said group, wherein said controller controls processing of signals or data received by said at least one receiver or transceiver, said controller cooperating with said at least one receiver or transceiver to receive transmissions of one or more devices wherein said one or more devices either or both transmit and receive at an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or have a data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more, said at least one wireless repeater or relay and said one or more devices forming at least part of a network; connecting said at least one wireless repeater or relay to one or more network backbones for connecting said one or more wireless networks with said one or more network backbones, wherein said at least one wireless repeater or relay is used to support connectivity and/or position location capabilities for one or more mobile or portable devices, wherein said controller is either pre-programmed or programmable with network information, wherein said controller operates in conjunction with at least one processor in order to pass, ignore, reject, redirect, modify, delay, or kill at least some of said signals or data in order to differentiate between desired or undesired signals or data or to prioritize data flows for improved network security, network management, network performance, or interference management for the individual or collective benefit of one or more of said one or more devices within said group.
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