System and method to control wireless communications

• US 9,215,098 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2012
• Issued: 12/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Original Assignee: Lemko Corporation
• Inventors: Pan, Shaowei
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Kiet
• Application Number:
  US13/682,252
• Publication Number:
  US 20130148578A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,120 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435.1, 455/435.2, 455/411, 455/445, 455/408, 455/433, 455/66.1, 455/519, 370/352, 370/238, 370/401
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor

Abstract

Methods and systems to control wireless communications are provided. A particular network communication system includes a plurality of distributed mobile architecture gateways. Each distributed mobile architecture gateway includes at least one interface to communicate with one or more legacy communication networks and each distributed mobile architecture gateway also includes a data network connection. The data network connection is adapted to connect to at least one other distributed mobile architecture gateway of the plurality of distributed mobile architecture gateways. Additionally, the system includes a private Internet Protocol (IP) network connecting each distributed mobile architecture gateway to a respective set of distributed mobile architecture (DMA) servers. Each DMA server is coupled to a respective base transceiver station, and the private IP network also connects each DMA server in a particular set of DMA servers to the DMA servers in the other sets of DMA servers.

Claims

1. A method of routing calls via a communications network, the method comprising:

receiving first traffic at a first distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server from a first wireless communication device via a base transceiver station integrated with the first DMA server, the first traffic including voice traffic, data traffic, or a combination thereof, wherein the first DMA server is adapted to receive the first traffic while the first DMA server is being transported by a vehicle from a first location to a second location; and

forwarding first packet data related to the first traffic over a private interne protocol (IP) network to a distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG), wherein the first traffic is directed to a destination device that is accessible via a legacy communication network.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving second packet data related to second traffic at the first DMA server from the DMAG via the private IP network, the second traffic including second voice traffic, second data traffic, or a combination thereof, Wherein the second voice traffic is directed to the first wireless communication device from a second wireless communication device, wherein the first wireless communication device is within a coverage area of the first DMA server and the second wireless communication device is within a second coverage area of a second DMA server.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first DMA server and the second DMA server are designated by a communications service provider to route communications related to the legacy communication network via the DMAG.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the DMAG is coupled to a second DMAG via the private IP network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the legacy communication network comprises a cellular network and the DMAG is coupled to the legacy communication network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the DMAG includes a community server register.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the DMAG is associated with a service area and the first DMA server is located with the service area.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the DMAG is configured to route voice traffic, data traffic, or a combination thereof associated with other DMA servers that roam into the service area.

9. A network communication system, comprising:

a distributed mobile architecture (DMA) server coupled to a base transceiver station, the DMA server including;

a routing module adapted to;

receive first traffic via a legacy communication network, wherein the first traffic is directed to a wireless communication device within a coverage area of the DMA server, the first traffic including voice traffic, data traffic, or a combination thereof, wherein the DMA server is adapted to receive the first traffic while the DMA server is being transported by a vehicle from a first location to a second location;

receive first signaling information related to the first traffic from a distributed mobile architecture gateway (DMAG) via, a private Internet Protocol (IP) network; and

route the first traffic to the wireless communication device via the base transceiver station according to the first signaling information.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the DMA server is coupled to the base transceiver station via an interworking unit.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the DMA server is located within a structure and is coupled to an enterprise, local area network located within the structure.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the DMAG is located outside the structure and is coupled to a public switched telephone network (PSTN).

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the routing module is adapted to:

receive packet data related to second traffic and second signaling information related to the second traffic from the DMAG, the second traffic including second voice traffic, second data traffic, or a combination thereof, wherein the second traffic is directed to the wireless communication device; and

route the second traffic to the wireless communication device via the base transceiver station according to the second signaling information.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the legacy communication network is a cellular network and the DMAG is coupled to the legacy communication network.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the legacy communication network is a wireline network.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the legacy communication network includes a wireline network and a wireless network.

17. The system of claim 9, wherein the DMAG includes a community server register.

18. The system of claim 9, wherein the DMAG is coupled to a second DMAG via a private network.

19. A network communication system, comprising:

a plurality of distributed mobile architecture gateways, each distributed mobile architecture gateway including at least one interface to communicate with one or more legacy communication networks and each distributed mobile architecture gateway including a data network connection, the data network connection adapted to connect to at least one other distributed mobile architecture gateway of the plurality of distributed mobile architecture gateways; and

a private Internet Protocol (IP) network connecting each distributed mobile architecture gateway to a respective set of distributed mobile architecture (DMA) servers, each DMA server coupled to a respective base transceiver station, wherein the private IP network also connects each DMA server in a particular set of DMA servers to the DMA servers in the other sets of DMA servers, and wherein a first DMA server coupled to a particular distributed mobile architecture gateway is adapted to receive traffic while the first DMA server is being transported by a vehicle from a first location to a second location, the traffic including voice traffic, data traffic, or a combination thereof.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein at least one of the one or more legacy networks is a cellular network.