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US 10,382,944 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for network procedures by client devices through mobile hotspot
AssigneeMbit Wireless, Inc.
InventorSivakumar Govindassamy
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AssigneeMbit Wireless, Inc.
InventorSivakumar Govindassamy
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A mobile Hotspot is a device that includes a modem for wide area mobile broadband access and a Hotspot Access Point to distribute the internet to local client devices over a local area network such as Wi-Fi. Some of the local client devices may have mobile broadband capability of their own but may use the internet service from the mobile Hotspot when connected to it. In that case the client device may still need to maintain the communication link with the wide area mobile broadband network even when not actively using its services. A method and apparatus are disclosed that enable a mobile Hotspot to maintain the communication link with the wide area mobile broadband network on behalf of the client device. This may enable the client device with mobile broadband connection capability to reduce its power consumption.
A method for performing a Tracking Area Update (TAU) for a client device having Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) capability through a mobile Hotspot device connectable to the client device over a Short Range Wireless Link (SRWL), the method comprising:
An apparatus for performing a Tracking Area Update (TAU) for a client device having Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) capability through a mobile Hotspot device connectable to the client device over a Short Range Wireless Link (SRWL), the apparatus comprising:
A wireless communication device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.