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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Jin Yang, Orinda, CA (US);
Lalit R. Kotecha, San Ramon, CA (US);
Donna L. Polehn, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Vishwanath Ramamurthi, San Ramon, CA (US);
Maria G. Lam, Oakland, CA (US);
Arda Aksu, Lafayette, CA (US);
Suzann Hua, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for a hybrid network device to serve as a zero- or low-latency relay for communications between a wireless network, such as a licensed wireless network, and one or more other devices. The hybrid network device may establish a connection with a base station of a wireless network via a licensed radio access technology ('RAT'). The hybrid network device may communicate with one or more devices via an unlicensed RAT. The hybrid network device of some embodiments may aggregate communications from devices and may serve as a single connection endpoint with respect to the base station, such that the base station need not maintain a relatively large number of connections to accommodate a relatively large quantity devices.