System and method for reporting loss of broadband connectivity
US8509756B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The subject disclosure provides a system and methods for a central network monitoring authority to be automatically alerted upon loss of broadband connectivity at a residential gateway. In connection with detecting a connectivity loss in a residential gateway, traceable alert data is created, a mobile device is located within range of an associated femto cell, the traceable alert data is provided to the mobile device; and the mobile device is then employed to transmit the traceable alert data to a central network monitoring authority.
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