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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Theodore S. Rappaport, Austin, TX (US);
Robert W. Heath, Austin, TX (US);
Theodore S. Rappaport, Austin, TX (US);
Robert W. Heath, Austin, TX (US);
Intellectual Ventures Fund 43 LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a flexible system for providing wireless broadband access. The system can include a gateway that has a plurality of gateway premises equipment ('GPE') units and a network fuser connected to the plurality of GPE units to coordinate the activities of the plurality of the GPE units. The network fuser can provide DSP configuration information and RF configuration information to the GPE units. The network fuser is also operable to connect to a high-speed network (e.g., a backhaul network) and to provision data from the high-speed network to each of the plurality of GPE units. The system can also include a plurality of customer premises equipment ('CPE') units remote from the gateway.