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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2016
Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc, New York, NY (US);
Don Gunasekara, Reston, VA (US);
Laxman Nallani, Aldie, VA (US);
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for providing backhaul access connectivity to e.g., a vehicular hotspot. In one embodiment, a wireless network of access points comprises so-called 'parent access points' (PAPs), 'child access points' (CAPs), and “transit access points” (TAPs). Each PAP operates as a service gateway and provides a wireless coverage area, which is further augmented by the coverages of its subsidiary CAPs. Each TAP can connect to either a PAP or a CAP for backhaul access. During exemplary operation, a user's Wi-Fi client device connects to a TAP located in the vehicle (e.g., car, train, bus, etc.), and provides connectivity to a host managed content distribution network to which the user subscribes.