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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:

Charter Communications Operating, Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);

Inventors:

Hossam Hmimy, Aurora, CO (US);

Umamaheswar A. Kakinada, Carpentersville, IL (US);

Lakhbir Singh, St. Louis, MO (US);

Akram Hassanien, St. Louis, MO (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 72/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 72/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus and methods for registering and authenticating a client device with a wireless-enabled network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide an alternate wireless connectivity link to register an installed high-power fixed wireless apparatus (FWA) or Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) with a managed wireless network infrastructure, such as one utilizing 'quasi-licensed' CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum or another shared access approach. In one variant, the alternate wireless link comprises a mobile cellular channel established via an application program executing on a mobile device. In another variant, an Internet of Thing Network (IoT) is used for the alternate link. In one implementation, spectrum grants are communicated back the FWA/CPE via the alternate link to enable subsequent CBRS-band high-power operation.


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