Mobile router device
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- operating a mobile router to establish a plurality of first wireless network interface devices operating on the mobile router as client devices on a first wireless network wherein the first wireless network provides accesss to a Wide Area Network (WAN);
operating the mobile router to establish a second wireless network interface device operating on the mobile router as a host device for hosting one or more client devices on a second wireless local area network wherein the first wireless network and the second wireless network operate on different wireless network communication protocols;
exchanging network traffic between the client devices on the second wireless local area network and network clients of the WAN over at least two of the plurality of first wireless network interface devices operating as clients of the first wireless network by receiving network traffic from the client devices on the second wireless local area network;
aggregating the second wireless local area network traffic together; and
,balancing the second wireless local area network traffic over the plurality of first wireless network interface devices established as clients of the first wireless network.
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Abstract
A wireless mobile router (140) includes wireless network interfaces (202) and (218) attached to a network controller (142). The wireless network interface (202) communicates with a cellular network (110) to access cellular network services. The wireless network interface (218) and the network controller (142) comprise a WLAN (170) or PAN (180) and a network router hosting a plurality of client devices. Each client device may access a wide area network, WAN over the cellular network. The wireless mobile router (140) is configured to exchange various cellular network signals with various WLAN and PAN networks. The wireless mobile router (140) is particularly suitable for use in a vehicle or at locations where WAN access is not readily available.
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17 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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operating a mobile router to establish a plurality of first wireless network interface devices operating on the mobile router as client devices on a first wireless network wherein the first wireless network provides accesss to a Wide Area Network (WAN); operating the mobile router to establish a second wireless network interface device operating on the mobile router as a host device for hosting one or more client devices on a second wireless local area network wherein the first wireless network and the second wireless network operate on different wireless network communication protocols; exchanging network traffic between the client devices on the second wireless local area network and network clients of the WAN over at least two of the plurality of first wireless network interface devices operating as clients of the first wireless network by receiving network traffic from the client devices on the second wireless local area network; aggregating the second wireless local area network traffic together; and
,balancing the second wireless local area network traffic over the plurality of first wireless network interface devices established as clients of the first wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless network router comprising:
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a network controller comprising a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and an associated memory device; a plurality of first wireless network interface devices in communication with the CPU mounted to the network controller wherein each first wireless network interface device is configured to become a client of a first wireless network and to exchange network traffic between the wireless network router and the first wireless network; a second wireless network interface device in communication with the CPU, mounted to the network controller, wherein the second wireless network interface device is configured as a network access point of a second wireless network for exchanging network signals with wireless network devices local to the wireless network router and configured to communicate with the second wireless network access point; and
,programs operating on the wireless network router for establishing two or more of the first wireless network interface devices as clients of the first wireless network, for aggregating network traffic of the second wireless network and for balancing the aggregated network traffic being routed to the first wireless network between at least two of the plurality of first wireless network interface devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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