公开(公告)号：US20190141624A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US15808133

申请日：2017-11-09

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Curt C. Wong ,  Maulik V. Vaidya

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/02

CPC classification number: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/10

Abstract: According to one configuration, a shared wireless access node supports wireless access for multiple wireless network service providers. A mobile communication device receives notification of multiple wireless network service providers, each of which provides access to a remote network through the shared wireless access node. The notification includes connection information such as priority information assigned to the wireless network service providers. The priority information indicates an order in which to select amongst the multiple available wireless network service providers to access the remote network. Based at least in part on the priority information, the mobile communication device selects a wireless network service provider amongst the multiple wireless network service providers. The mobile communication device communicates with the wireless access node to establish a wireless communication link to access the remote network through the corresponding wireless access node using wireless services provided by the selected service provider.

公开(公告)号：US20190098624A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US15717143

申请日：2017-09-27

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Maulik V. Vaidya ,  Curt C. Wong ,  Pratik Das

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W36/38

Abstract: A network includes a first candidate pool of multiple upper-layer communication processing units and a second candidate pool of lower-layer communication processing units to support the split-layer processing. Initially, a first upper-layer processing unit and a first lower-layer processing unit in the network provide a first service over a wireless communication link established between a wireless access point and a communication device in a network. In response to receiving a request to support a second service, the network notifies the first upper-layer processing unit of the second service. If a combination of the first upper-layer processing unit and the first lower-layer processing unit cannot support the second service, the first upper-layer processing unit selects a second upper-layer processing unit. The selected second upper-layer processing unit selected from the first candidate pool is used in conjunction with the first lower-layer processing unit to support the second service.