# US 12,004,067 B2 · Wireless communication relay service over multiple network transceivers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,004,067 B2 - Document ID: US12004067B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/380,302 - Filed: 2021-07-20 - Published: 2021-11-11 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-05 - Assignees: T-Mobile Innovations LLC - Applicants: T-Mobile Innovations LLC - Inventors: Amrit Kumar Chandra; Liang Li; Charles Anthony Manganiello; Kristian Kai Johns; David Z. Sun; Jay Ronald Chernoff; Neehar Shrikant Kulkarni; Mayur Shirwadkar - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004067B2 ## CPC - H04W 40/22: using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point - H04L 45/125: based on throughput or bandwidth - H04W 24/06: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using simulated traffic - H04W 40/12: based on transmission quality or channel quality - H04L 47/34: ensuring sequence integrity, e.g. using sequence numbers - H04W 24/04: Arrangements for maintaining operational condition - H04W 84/047: {using dedicated repeater stations} - H04W 88/10: adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points - Y02D 30/70: in wireless communication networks - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - Y02D: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE ## Abstract A wireless communication relay tests data throughputs over a Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) network XCVR and a wireline network XCVR. The testing over the wireline network XCVR comprises a test of the data throughputs through a Local Break-Out (LBO) router or an N3 Interworking Function (N3IWF). The relay selects one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR based on the data throughput testing and indicates the selected network XCVR to a user XCVR. The user XCVR exchanges user data with the wireless UE and exchanges the user data with the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR. The selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR exchanges the user data with one or more data communication networks. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of operating a wireless communication relay to wirelessly serve a wireless User Equipment (UE) with wireless data service, the method comprising: relay circuitry testing data throughputs over a Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) network transceiver (XCVR) and a wireline network XCVR, wherein testing the data throughputs over the wireline network XCVR comprises testing the data throughputs through an N3 Interworking Function (N3IWF); the relay circuitry selecting one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR based on the data throughput testing and indicating the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR to a user XCVR; the user XCVR exchanging user data with the wireless UE and exchanging the user data with the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR; and the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR exchanging the user data with one or more data communication networks. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the user XCVR comprises a Low-Power Wide Area Network (LP-WAN) user XCVR. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the user XCVR comprises a 5GNR user XCVR. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the user XCVR comprises a Wi-Fi user XCVR. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the user XCVR comprises an Ethernet user XCVR. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the wireline network XCVR comprises a Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) network XCVR. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the wireline network XCVR comprises a Wi-Fi network XCVR. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the wireline network XCVR comprises an Ethernet network XCVR. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising the test circuitry testing data throughputs over a Low-Power Wide Area Network (LP-WAN) network XCVR; and wherein: the test circuitry selecting and indicating one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR comprises selecting and indicating one of the 5GNR network XCVR, the wireline network XCVR, and the LP-WAN network XCVR based on the data throughput testing; the user XCVR exchanging the user data comprises exchanging the user data with the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR, the wireline network XCVR, and the LP-WAN network XCVR; and the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR exchanging the user data comprises the selected ones of the 5GNR network XCVR, the wireline network XCVR, and the LP-WAN network XCVR exchanging the user data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9 wherein the user XCVR comprises a Low-Power Wide Area Network (LP-WAN) user XCVR. ### Claim 11 A wireless communication relay to wirelessly serve a wireless User Equipment (UE) with wireless data service, the wireless communication relay comprising: relay circuitry configured to test data throughputs over a Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) network transceiver (XCVR) and a wireline network XCVR, wherein the testing of the data throughputs over the wireline network XCVR comprises a test of the data throughputs through an N3 Interworking Function (N3IWF); the relay circuitry configured to select one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR based on the data throughput testing and indicate the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR to a user XCVR; the user XCVR configured to exchange user data with the wireless UE and exchange the user data with the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR; and the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR configured to exchange the user data with one or more data communication networks. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 wherein the user XCVR comprises a Low-Power Wide Area Network (LP-WAN) user XCVR. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 wherein the user XCVR comprises a 5GNR user XCVR. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 wherein the user XCVR comprises a Wi-Fi user XCVR. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 wherein the user XCVR comprises an Ethernet user XCVR. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 wherein the wireline network XCVR comprises a Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) network XCVR. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 wherein the wireline network XCVR comprises a Wi-Fi network XCVR. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 wherein the wireline network XCVR comprises an Ethernet network XCVR. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The wireless communication relay of claim 11 further comprising the test circuitry configured to test data throughputs over a Low-Power Wide Area Network (LP-WAN) network XCVR; and wherein: the user XCVR comprises a Low-Power Wide Area Network (LP-WAN) user XCVR; the test circuitry is configured to select and indicate the one of the 5GNR network XCVR, the wireline network XCVR, and the LP-WAN network XCVR based on the data throughput testing; the LP-WAN user XCVR is configured to exchange the user data with the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR, the wireline network XCVR, and the LP-WAN network XCVR; and the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR, the wireline network XCVR, and the LP-WAN network XCVR are configured to exchange the user data. ### Claim 20 A wireless communication relay to wirelessly serve a wireless User Equipment (UE) with wireless data service, the wireless communication relay comprising: relay circuitry configured to test data throughputs over a Fifth Generation New Radio (5GNR) network transceiver (XCVR) and a wireline network XCVR, wherein the testing of the data throughputs over the wireline network XCVR comprises a test of the data throughputs through an N3 Interworking Function (N3IWF); the relay circuitry configured to select one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR based on the data throughput testing and indicate the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR to a 5GNR user XCVR and a Wi-Fi user XCVR; the 5GNR user XCVR and the Wi-Fi user XCVR configured to exchange user data with the wireless UE and exchange the user data with the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR; and the selected one of the 5GNR network XCVR and the wireline network XCVR configured to exchange the user data with one or more data communication networks.