Providing a cellular network with connectivity to a different network
AssigneeAirvana, Inc.
InventorsParameshwar Hegde, Fabio M. Chiussi
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Abstract
Among other things, a system for use in wireless communication includes a first device communicating via a first protocol in a first network, a cellular device communicating via a second protocol in a cellular network, the second protocol being incompatible with the first protocol, and an access point in the cellular network, the access point being accessible by the cellular device and being configured to enable communication between the first device and the cellular device.
Claims27
A system for use in wireless communication, the system comprising:
- a first device communicating via a first protocol in a first network;
- a cellular device communicating via a second protocol in a cellular network, the second protocol being incompatible with the first protocol;
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- an access point in the cellular network, the access point being accessible by the cellular device and being configured to enable communication between the first device and the cellular device.
A method used in connection with a first network comprising a first device that uses a first communication protocol, and a cellular network comprising a cellular device that uses a second communication protocol incompatible with the first communication protocol, the method comprising:
- enabling the cellular device to communicate with the first device by converting messages to the cellular device to the second communication protocol, and by converting the messages to the first device to the first communication protocol.
A system for use in wireless communication, the system comprising:
- a first device in a first network;
- a cellular device in a cellular network, the cellular device comprising applications;
- an access point in the cellular network, the access point being accessible by the cellular device;
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- a cellular network connectivity function (CNCF) residing at least partially on the access point and being configured to represent the applications of the cellular device to communicate with the first device when the cellular device and the first device communicate.
A method used in connection with a first network comprising a first device, and a cellular network comprising a cellular device and an access point accessible by the cellular device, the method comprising:
- representing applications of the cellular device using a CNCF to communicate with the access point;
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- enabling the cellular device to communicate with the first device through the access point based on the representation of the CNCF.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.