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Methods and apparatus for hybrid access to a core network

US9603192B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

nCore Communications, Inc. · US

Inventor

Behzad Mohebbi · Schwalbach am Taunus, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2014
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods for hybrid access to a core network. In one embodiment, a wireless router enables a subscriber device to connect to a core network via an intermediate network (e.g., a Wi-Fi network) rather than the network traditionally associated with the core network (e.g., a cellular network). In one implementation, a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) is configured to directly connect to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) core network as a logical evolved NodeB (eNB).

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