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AssigneeCharter Communications Operating, LLC
InventorsDiwelawatte Jayawardene, Manish Jindal, Pratik Das
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Apparatus and methods for unified high-bandwidth, low-latency data services provided with enhanced user mobility. In one embodiment, a network architecture having service delivery over at least portions of extant infrastructure (e.g., a hybrid fiber coax infrastructure) is disclosed, which includes standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 5G NR services) via a common service provider. Premises devices are used to provide the 5G-based services to users at a given premises and thereabouts. In another variant, local area (e.g., “pole mounted”) radio devices are used to provide supplemental RF coverage, including during mobility scenarios. The 5G-capable network enables uninterrupted and “seamless” exchange of data at a client device by utilizing a common waveform protocol (e.g., 3GPP-based) at a premises device and an external radio device to communicate with a client device at different locations and times while the device is moving between inside and outside the premises.
A computerized method of operating a radio frequency (RF) network so that extant infrastructure is used to enable intra-network mobility of a client device, the computerized method comprising:
A network architecture configured to support wireless user devices, the network architecture comprising:
A method of operating a content distribution network, the method comprising:
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