INTEGRATED FEMTOCELL AND WLAN ACCESS POINT

• US 20100296498A1
• Filed: 05/22/2009
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ilyadis, Nicholas, Seshadri, Nambirajan, Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Application Number:
  US12/470,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20100296498A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for integrated femtocell and WLAN access point are provided. In this regard, an IFWAP device comprises an integrated WLAN interface and an integrated femtocell cellular interface. The IFWAP device may be operable to receive data, determine a destination of the received data, and transmit the received data to one or more end-user devices via the integrated WLAN interface and/or the integrated femtocell cellular interface based on said determined destination. In various embodiments of the invention, the IFWAP device may be operable to receive data from one or more end-user devices via the integrated WLAN interface and/or the integrated femtocell cellular interface, process the received data to re-format and/or re-packetize it into one or more corresponding IP packets, and transmit the one or more IP packets to one or more destination devices via a single network connection.

Claims

1. A method for communication, the method comprising:

in a device comprising an integrated WLAN and an integrated femtocell cellular interface;

receiving data;

determining a destination of said received data; and

transmitting said received data to one or more end-user devices via said integrated WLAN interface and/or said integrated femtocell cellular interface based on said determined destination.

2. The method according to claim 1 comprising receiving by said device, said data via an IP connection.

3. The method according to claim 1 comprising re-packetizing said data into packets formatted in compliance with WLAN protocols and/or cellular protocols utilized by said WLAN interface.

4. The method according to claim 1 comprising determining whether to deliver said data to a particular one of said end-user devices via said WLAN interface and/or via said femtocell cellular interface based on parameters exchanged with said particular one of said end-user devices.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a portion of a datastream is transmitted to said one or more end-user devices via said WLAN interface and a remaining portion of said datastream is transmitted to said one or more end-user devices via said cellular interface.

6. A method for networking, the method comprising:

in a device comprising an integrated WLAN interface and femtocell cellular interface;

receiving data from one or more end-user devices via said integrated WLAN interface and/or said integrated femtocell cellular interface;

processing said received data to re-format and/or re-packetize it into one or more corresponding IP packets; and

transmitting said one or more IP packets to one or more destination devices via a single network connection.

7. The method according to claim 6 comprising transmitting by said device, said data via an IP connection.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein said femtocell cellular interface and/or said WLAN interface is configured based on parameters exchanged with said one or more end-user device.

9. The method according to claim 6 comprising determining whether to receive said data from a particular one of said end-user devices utilizing said WLAN interface and/or utilizing said femtocell cellular interface based on parameters exchanged with said particular one of said end-user devices.

10. The method according to claim 6, wherein a portion of a datastream is received via said WLAN interface and a remaining portion of said datastream is received via said femtocell cellular interface.

11. A system for networking, the system comprising:

one or more circuits comprising a WLAN interface and a femtocell cellular interface integrated on a common substrate and/or in a common housing, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to;

receive data comprising;

determine a destination of said received data; and

transmit said received data to one or more end-user devices via said WLAN interface and/or said femtocell cellular interface based on said determined destination.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to receive said data via an IP connection.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to packetize said data into packets formatted in compliance with WLAN protocols and/or cellular protocols utilized by said WLAN interface.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine whether to deliver said data to a particular one of said end-user devices via said WLAN interface and/or via said femtocell cellular interface based on parameters exchanged with said particular one of said end-user devices.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein a portion of a datastream is transmitted to said one or more end-user devices via said WLAN interface and a remaining portion of said datastream is transmitted to said one or more end-user devices via said femtocell cellular interface.

16. A system for networking, the system comprising:

one or more circuits comprising a WLAN interface and a femtocell cellular interface integrated on a common substrate and/or in a common housing, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to;

receive data from one or more end-user devices via said WLAN interface and/or said femtocell cellular interface;

process said received data to re-format and/or re-packetize it into one or more corresponding IP packets; and

transmit said one or more IP packets to one or more destination devices via a single network connection.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to transmit said data via an IP connection.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein said femtocell cellular interface and/or said WLAN interface is configured based on parameters exchanged with said one or more end-user device.

19. The system according to claim 16, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine whether to receive said data from a particular one of said end-user devices utilizing said WLAN interface and/or utilizing said femtocell cellular interface based on parameters exchanged with said particular one of said end-user devices.

20. The system according to claim 16, wherein a portion of a datastream is received via said WLAN interface and a remaining portion of said datastream is received via said femtocell cellular interface.