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Back-up path for in-home diagnostics and other communications

US9210646B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael P. Ruffini · Methuen, US
Lily F. Chen · Fort Lee, US
Joseph G. Fragale · Ridgewood, US
Dwight W. Fronsdahl · San Jose, US
Sankar Subramanian · Cupertino, US
Dale E. Veeneman · Southborough, US
Dongchen Wang · Concord, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2013
Grant date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L45/28
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A local router for a home network pairs with a mobile device via a local network connection. The local router is also connected to a wide area network. The local router receives, from the mobile device and over the local network connection, configuration settings for a backup path for the wide area network. The backup path includes the local network connection and a mobile broadband connection using the mobile device. The local router detects an interruption with the local router's connection to the managed wide area network and forwards, based on the detecting, critical traffic from the home network via the backup path.

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