Methods of Incorporating an Ad Hoc Cellular Network Into a Fixed Cellular Network

A method of establishing an ad hoc cellular network having an ad hoc cellular base station or integrating an ad hoc cellular base station into a fixed cellular network comprising the steps of:

• a. establishing a wireless backhaul connection for an ad hoc cellular base station further comprising the steps of:
• i. receiving a data packet from an ad hoc cellular base station;
• ii. extracting a tunnel overhead packet from the data packet so as to create a modified data packet;
• iii. storing the tunnel overhead packet in a memory;
• iv. forwarding the modified data packet to a second ad hoc cellular base station using an IP routing protocol;
• v. receiving an acknowledgement from the second ad hoc cellular base station indicating that an establishment of a bearer is complete;
• and
• vi. anchoring an IP session to shield an external network from a backhaul IP change.

A method of establishing an ad hoc cellular network having an ad hoc cellular base station or integrating an ad hoc cellular base station into a fixed cellular network comprising the steps of:

• j. receiving a message sent from a user equipment operating in an existing cellular network, wherein the message is sent over a control or bearer channel;
• k. analyzing a characteristic of the message;
• l. analyzing an operational parameter of the existing cellular network;
• m. determining if an ad hoc cellular base station should enable, disable, or modify an access signal or a backhaul signal based on the analysis of the characteristic of the message or the operational parameter.

A method of establishing an ad hoc cellular network having an ad hoc cellular base station or integrating an ad hoc cellular base station into a fixed cellular network comprising the steps of:

• n. optimizing a data path wherein the optimizing further comprises:
• i. receiving a first data packet from a user equipment at a first ad hoc cellular base station wherein the first ad hoc cellular base station includes a local gateway providing local wireless access;
• ii. removing a first protocol header from the first data packet;
• iii. storing the first protocol header in a memory;
• iv. receiving a second data packet wherein the second data packet was sent from a second ad hoc node having processor with limited core network functionality stored theron;
• v. analyzing a plurality of data packet headers stored in the memory in order to determine which corresponds to the second data packet;
• and
• vi. appending a second data packet header to the second data packet.

A method of establishing an ad hoc cellular network having an ad hoc cellular base station or integrating an ad hoc cellular base station into a fixed cellular network comprising the steps of:

• o. a first ad hoc cellular base station establishing a first primary connection with a core cellular network;
• p. a second ad hoc cellular base station establishing a connection with the first ad hoc cellular base station;
• q. the second ad hoc cellular base station establishing a second primary connection with the core cellular network;
• r. determining if the quality of the first primary connection falls below a threshold parameter;
• and
• s. replacing the first primary connection with the second primary connection if the quality of the first primary connection falls below the threshold parameter.

A method of integrating an ad hoc cellular base station into a fixed cellular network comprising the steps of:

• a. analyzing a speed to determine a mobility state of an ad hoc cellular base station;
• b. querying a local or remote cache stored in a computing server to determine a backhaul configuration or an access configuration for the ad hoc cellular base station;
• c. receiving the backhaul configuration or the access configuration for the ad hoc cellular base station from the local or remote cache;
• d. evaluating an operational parameter of a neighboring cellular base station;
• e. determining if the access configuration or backhaul configuration should be updated based on the operational parameter;
• and
• f. transmitting or receiving an access signal or a backhaul signal using the access configuration or the backhaul configuration.