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Method and apparatus for communications management in a neighborhood network

US9735833B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

David Gross · South River, US
Joshua Lackey · Lake Stevens, US
Donald E. Levy · Holmdel, US
Roger Piqueras Jover · New York, US
Jayaraman Ramachandran · Plainsboro, US
Cristina Serban · Middletown, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2015
Grant date	Aug 15, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04B2203/5445
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device of a neighborhood network that determines that data is directed to a group of recipient devices positioned in a service area of the neighborhood network, determines a second network device according to a neighborhood routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to recipient devices within the service area, and transmits the data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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