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US 2016/0261430 A1Published application
Bridged local area network communication between a device and a cellular access network node
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsJames Randolph Winter Lepp, Michael Peter Montemurro, Stephen McCann
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Abstract
A bridge communicates a link layer frame between a device and a cellular access network node, the link layer frame comprising a portion including a header and data of an upper layer protocol layer instance in the device or the cellular access network node. The header includes identification information to identify which of a plurality of upper layer protocol layer instances the data is associated with.
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A method comprising:
- communicating, by a bridge, a link layer frame between a device and a cellular access network node, the link layer frame comprising a portion including a header and data of an upper layer protocol layer instance in the device or the cellular access network node, the header including identification information to identify which of a plurality of upper layer protocol layer instances the data is associated with.
A device comprising:
- a plurality of upper protocol layer instances;
- and
- a first communication component to communicate with a wireless access point that provides access to a bridged local area network between the device and a cellular access network node, the first communication component to transmit to the wireless access point a link layer frame that comprises a portion including a header and data associated with an upper layer protocol layer instance, the header including identification information to identify which of the plurality of upper layer protocol layer instances the data is associated with, the link layer frame to pass through the wireless access point to the cellular access network node.
A cellular access network node comprising:
- a plurality of upper protocol layer instances;
- and
- a first communication component to communicate with a device via a bridged local area network that runs over a wireless access point, the first communication component to transmit to the wireless access point a link layer frame that comprises a portion including a header and data associated with an upper layer protocol layer instance, the header including identification information to identify which of the plurality of upper layer protocol layer instances the data is associated with;
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- a second communication component to communicate with the device via a cellular connection
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