Fixed wireless point-to-point mesh engineered network deployment framework

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10812882-B2
Application number	US-202016874714-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 15, 2020
Priority date	Nov 28, 2018
Publication date	Oct 20, 2020
Grant date	Oct 20, 2020

Abstract

Novel tools and techniques for point-to-point network service provisioning and mesh network transitioning are provided. A system includes a fiber injection node, host mesh network radio, and a first node. The first node may comprise a remote wireless transceiver in communication with the host wireless transceiver, a first mesh network node transceiver configured to communicate with other mesh network node transceivers, a processor, and non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions executable by the processor. The first node may be configured to establish a point-to-point wireless connection to the host wireless transceiver of the fiber injection node, and provision access to the service provider network to the first customer premises. The first node may further be configured to establish a mesh connection to a secondary mesh network node associated with a second customer premises, and provision access to the service provider network to the second customer premises.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
an aggregation node comprising a host wireless transceiver, wherein the aggregation node is coupled to a service provider network;
a first node associated with a first customer premises, the first node comprising:
a remote wireless transceiver in communication with the host wireless transceiver;
a processor; and
non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions executable by the processor to:
establish, via a first mesh network node transceiver, a mesh connection to a secondary mesh network node associated with a second customer premises;
provision, via the mesh connection, access to the service provider network to the second customer premises;
receive, via the mesh connection, a first data from the second customer premises; and
transmit, via a point-to-point wireless connection, the first data from the second customer premises to the service provider network.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
receive, via the point-to-point wireless connection, a second data from the service provider network; and
transmit, via the mesh connection, the second data from the service provider network to the second customer premises.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a host mesh radio, the host mesh radio is coupled to the service provider network, wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
establish, via the first mesh network node transceiver, a backhaul connection to the host mesh radio; and
provision, via the backhaul connection, access to the service provider network.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
disconnect, via the remote wireless transceiver, the point-to-point wireless connection in response to the backhaul connection being established.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
conduct, via the backhaul connection, one or more communications associated with the second customer premises over the backhaul connection.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
establish, via the first mesh network node transceiver, a new subscriber connection to a new subscriber premises, wherein the new subscriber connection is one of a second mesh connection, or a connection established through the mesh connection to a second mesh network node; and
provision, via the backhaul connection, access to the service provider network to the new subscriber, wherein communication with the new subscriber is carried over the new subscriber connection.

7. The system of claim 3 , wherein the host mesh radio is coupled to the service provider network via a fiber optic line.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the point-to-point wireless connection is a millimeter wave wireless connection.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the aggregation node is coupled to the service provider network via a fiber optic line.

10. An apparatus comprising:
a remote wireless transceiver;
a mesh network node transceiver;
a processor; and
non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions executable by the processor to:
establish, via the mesh network node transceiver, a mesh connection to a mesh network node associated with a customer premises;
provision, via the mesh connection, access to a service provider network to the customer premises;
receive, via the mesh connection, a first data from the customer premises; and
transmit, via a point-to-point wireless connection, the first data from the customer premises to the service provider network.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
receive, via the point-to-point wireless connection, a second data from the service provider network; and
transmit, via the mesh connection, the second data from the service provider network to the second customer premises.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
establish, via the mesh network node transceiver, a backhaul connection to a host mesh radio in communication with the service provider network; and
provision, via the backhaul connection, access to the service provider network.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
disconnect, via the remote wireless transceiver, the point-to-point wireless connection in response to the backhaul connection being established.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
conduct, via the backhaul connection, one or more communications associated with the second customer premises over the backhaul connection.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
establish, via the first mesh network node transceiver, a new subscriber connection to a new subscriber premises, wherein the new subscriber connection is one of a second mesh connection, or a connection established through the mesh connection to a second mesh network node; and
provision, via the backhaul connection, access to the service provider network to the new subscriber, wherein communication with the new subscriber is carried over the new subscriber connection.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the point-to-point wireless connection is a millimeter wave wireless connection.

17. A method comprising:
establishing, via a first mesh network node transceiver, a mesh connection to a secondary mesh network node associated with a customer premises;
provisioning, via the mesh connection, access to a service provider network to the customer premises;
receiving, via the mesh connection, a first data from the customer premises; and
transmitting, via a point-to-point wireless connection, the first data from the customer premises to the service provider network.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
receiving, via the point-to-point wireless connection, a second data from the service provider network; and
transmitting, via the mesh connection, the second data from the service provider network to the second customer premises.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:
establishing, via the first mesh network node transceiver, a backhaul connection to a host mesh radio in communication with the service provider network;
provisioning, via the backhaul connection, access to the service provider network; and
disconnecting, via a remote wireless transceiver, the point-to-point wireless connection in response to the backhaul connection being established.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:
establishing, via the first mesh network node transceiver, a new subscriber connection to a new subscriber premises, wherein the new subscriber connection is one of a second mesh connection, or a connection established through the mesh connection to the second mesh network node; and
provisioning, via the backhaul connection, access to the service provider network to the new subscriber, wherein communication with the new subscriber is carried over the new subscriber connection.

Assignees

• Centurylink Ip Llc

Inventors

• Winterrowd Michael P
• Elford Michael L
• Opferman Stephen
• Mohammed Pasha G

Classifications

• H04W88/085 Primary

  Access point devices with remote components · CPC title

• H04W84/18

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title

• H04W84/22

  with access to wired networks · CPC title

• H04Q11/0067

  Provisions for optical access or distribution networks, e.g. Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GE-PON), ATM-based Passive Optical Network (A-PON), PON-Ring · CPC title

• H04Q11/0071 Primary

  Provisions for the electrical-optical layer interface · CPC title