Metropolitan wide area network
US6865170B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wide area communication network includes at least two hub sites which are interconnected by a communication backbone Each hub site provides wireless coverage in at least one sector. At least two remote sites reside in each sectors and are coupled to a corresponding hub site via a point to multi point broadband wireless system. The network preferably includes at least one service node which is accessible to the remote sites via the hub sites and backbone.
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