# US 2020/0404530 A1 · Systems and methods for performing data aggregation in wide area networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0404530 A1 - Document ID: US20200404530A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/008,302 - Filed: 2020-08-31 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-25 - Inventors: Behrooz Shariati - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200404530A1 ## CPC - H04W 28/0205: {at the air interface (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12)} - H04W 76/16: Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer - H04L 45/24: Multipath - H04W 12/02: Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII] - H04W 12/033: of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic - H04W 28/0958: {based on metrics or performance parameters} - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 84/045: {using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B} - H04L 45/121: by minimising delays - H04L 45/123: {Evaluation of link metrics (techniques for monitoring network metrics H04L43/08)} - H04W 84/10: Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks - H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W 88/10: adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points - H04W 88/182: {Network node acting on behalf of an other network entity, e.g. proxy} - H04W 92/10: between terminal device and access point, i.e. wireless air interface - H04W 92/20: between access points - 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) ## Abstract A hotspot comprises WAN interfaces, each WAN interface coupleable with a wireless WAN, at least two wireless WANs including at least two cellular WANs, at least two WAN interfaces including two ports configured to receive two SIMs, each SIM for connecting over a cellular WAN, each WAN interface disposed in or coupled to a housing; a LAN interface coupleable with a network-enabled device over a LAN, the LAN interface disposed or coupled to the housing; and an aggregator configured to use a distribution protocol to identify two or more WAN interfaces in response to a data connection request; receive outgoing data from the device; partition the outgoing data for transfer over the two or more WAN interfaces; transfer the partitioned outgoing data to the two or more WAN interfaces; receive incoming data from the two or more WAN interfaces; and transfer the directed incoming data to the device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable multi-WAN hotspot, comprising: a portable housing; a portable power source disposed in or coupled to the portable housing and configured to provide power to the portable multi-WAN hotspot; a plurality of wide area network (WAN) interfaces configurable to couple to a plurality of wireless WANs, each WAN interface of the plurality of WAN interfaces configurable to establish a respective connection with a respective wireless WAN of the plurality of wireless WANs, at least two wireless WANs of the plurality of wireless WANs including at least two cellular WANs, at least two WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces including at least two ports configured to receive at least two different subscriber information modules (SIMs), each SIM configured to assist in connecting over a respective cellular WAN of the at least two cellular WANs, each WAN interface of the plurality of WAN interfaces being disposed in or coupled to the portable housing; a local area network (LAN) interface configured to establish a shared network connection with a plurality of network-enabled devices including a particular network-enabled device over a LAN, the LAN interface being disposed in or coupled to the portable housing; and a multi-WAN aggregator configured to: receive outgoing network data from the particular network-enabled device over the LAN; dynamically assess attributes of the plurality of WAN interfaces; use a distribution protocol to select based on the dynamically assessed attributes two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces for the outgoing network data; partition the outgoing network data for transfer over the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; transfer the partitioned outgoing network data to the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; receive incoming network data from at least one of the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; direct the incoming network data from the at least one of the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces to the particular network-enabled device; and transfer the directed incoming network data to the particular network-enabled device over the LAN. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The multi-WAN hotspot of claim 1, wherein at least one wireless WAN of the plurality of wireless WANs is a WiFi WAN and uses an IEEE 802.11 WiFi protocol. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The multi-WAN hotspot of claim 1, wherein the multi-WAN aggregator includes an n-to-1 multiplexer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The multi-WAN hotspot of claim 1, wherein the multi-WAN aggregator includes a proxy server. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The multi-WAN hotspot of claim 1, wherein the multi-WAN aggregator includes a network load balancer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The multi-WAN hotspot of claim 1, wherein the multi-WAN aggregator is further configured to: encrypt the outgoing network data prior to transferring the partitioned outgoing network data to the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; and decrypt the incoming network data prior to transferring the directed incoming network data to the network-enabled device over the LAN. ### Claim 7 A method, comprising: establishing an external network connection between each wide area network (WAN) interface of a plurality of WAN interfaces and each wireless WAN of a plurality of wireless WANs, at least two wireless WANs including at least two cellular WANs, at least two WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces including at least two ports configured to receive at least two subscriber information modules (SIMs), each SIM configured to assist in connecting over a respective cellular WAN of the at least two cellular WANs, each WAN interface of the plurality of WAN interfaces being disposed in or coupled to a portable housing of a portable multi-WAN hotspot, the portable multi-WAN hotspot being powered by a portable power source disposed in or coupled to the portable housing; establishing an internal network connection between a local area network (LAN) interface and a network-enabled device over a LAN, the LAN interface being disposed in or coupled to the portable housing; receiving by a multi-WAN aggregator from the LAN interface outgoing network data from the network-enabled device, the multi-WAN aggregator being disposed in or coupled to the portable housing; dynamically assessing attributes of the plurality of WAN interfaces; using a distribution protocol to select based on the dynamically assessed attributes two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces for the outgoing network data; partitioning by a multi-WAN aggregator the outgoing network data for transfer over the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; transferring by a multi-WAN aggregator the partitioned outgoing network data to the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; receiving by a multi-WAN aggregator incoming network data from at least one of the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; directing by a multi-WAN aggregator the incoming network data from the at least one of the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces to the network-enabled device; and transferring by a multi-WAN aggregator the directed incoming network data to the network-enabled device over the LAN. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein at least one wireless WAN of the plurality of wireless WANs is a WiFi WAN and uses an IEEE 802.11 WiFi protocol. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the multi-WAN aggregator includes an n-to-1 multiplexer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the multi-WAN aggregator includes a proxy server. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the multi-WAN aggregator includes a network load balancer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: encrypting the outgoing network data prior to transferring the partitioned outgoing network data to the selected two or more WAN interfaces of the plurality of WAN interfaces; and decrypting the incoming network data prior to transferring the directed incoming network data to the network-enabled device over the LAN.