Simultaneous multi-mode WiFi differentiated by SSID

1. A multi-mode wireless network, the multi-mode wireless network comprising:

a first wireless access point, the first wireless access point in communication with a network that accesses an Internet;

a second wireless access point in communication with the first wireless access point, the second wireless access point using a first type of service, wherein the second wireless access point is provided a first portion of bandwidth by the first wireless access point, the first portion of bandwidth associated with the first type of service;

a third wireless access point in communication with the first wireless access point, the third wireless access point using a second type of service, wherein the third wireless access point is provided a second portion of bandwidth by the first wireless access point, the second portion of bandwidth associated with the second type of service; and

an ISP server in communication with the first wireless access point via the Internet,

wherein the ISP server is configured to establish rules for allocating bandwidth according to priority, and to push the rules to the first, second, and third wireless access points, wherein the first portion and the second portion of bandwidth are provided based on said rules,

wherein the ISP server is further configured to change the rules based on a change in the priority, and to push the changed rules to the first, second, and third wireless access points, so as to change allocation and provision of the first and second portions of bandwidth without need for reconfiguring any of the wireless access points.

2. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first type of service is a backhaul service.

3. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first wireless access point comprises:

a wireless access point component, the wireless access point component wirelessly communicating with the second wireless access point and the third wireless access point; and

a NID in communication with the wireless access point component, the NID receiving data from the network and sending data to the network.

4. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 3 , the first wireless access point further comprising a DSP device for evaluating one or more data packets communicated between the first wireless access point and the NID.

5. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 3 , wherein the second wireless access point is associated with a first SSID and communicates with the first wireless access point in a bridge mode, the wireless access point component provides the first portion of bandwidth based on the first SSID.

6. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 5 , wherein the third wireless access point is associated with a second SSID and communicates with the first wireless access point in a bridge mode, the wireless access point component provides the second portion of bandwidth based on the second SSID, wherein the first SSID is associated with a first virtual private network and the second SSID is associated with a second virtual private network.

7. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 6 , wherein the first SSID is associated with a first data, and the second SSID is associated with a second data, wherein the ISP server is further configured to:

determine the first SSID for the first data; and

determine the second SSID for the second data.

8. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 7 , wherein the ISP server being configured to determine the first SSID for the first data includes the ISP server being configured to:

inspect a header of the first data for the first SSID; and

conduct deep packet inspection on the first data to determine if the first data is permitted to be sent with the fist SSID.

9. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 8 , wherein conducting deep packet inspection includes determining a type of data by inspecting a data portion of a data packet for characteristics associated with the type of data.

10. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 1 , wherein the first type of service and the second type of service are based on a type of data being downloaded by at least one user.

11. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 10 , wherein the type of data being downloaded is one of video, audio, email, multimedia, VoIP, or best-effort.

12. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 10 , wherein the first type of service has a first priority and the second type of service has a second priority and the first priority is greater than the second priority.

13. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 12 , wherein the first priority is associated with at least one of a quality of service requirement and a type of service.

14. The multi-mode wireless network as defined in claim 13 , wherein the quality of service requirement includes at least one of a delay requirement, a jitter requirement, a dropped packet requirement, an error rate requirement, an out-of-order delivery requirement, and a latency requirement.

15. A method for allocating bandwidth in a multi-mode wireless network, the method comprising:

providing a first wireless access point in communication with a network that accesses an Internet;

providing a second wireless access point in communication with the first wireless access point, the second wireless access point using a first type of service;

providing a third wireless access point in communication with the first wireless access point, the third wireless access point using a second type of service;

establishing, by an ISP server in communication with the first wireless access point via the Internet, rules for allocating a first portion and a second portion of bandwidth according to priority;

pushing, by the ISP server, the rules to the first, second, and third wireless access points;

providing, by the first wireless access point based on said rules, the first portion of bandwidth to the second wireless access point, wherein the first portion of bandwidth is associated with the first type of service;

allocating, by the first wireless access point based on said rules, the second portion of bandwidth to the third wireless access point, wherein the second portion of bandwidth is associated with the second type of service,

wherein establishing rules for allocating a first portion and a second portion of bandwidth according to priority includes changing, by the ISP server, rules based on a change in the priority, wherein pushing the rules to the first, second, and third wireless access points includes pushing the changed rules to the first, second, and third wireless access points, so as to change allocation and provision of the first and second portions of bandwidth without need for reconfiguring any of the wireless access points.

16. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein the first type of service is a backhaul service.

17. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein providing the first wireless access point comprises:

providing a wireless access point component, the wireless access point component wirelessly communicating with the second wireless access point and the third wireless access point; and

providing a NID in communication with the wireless access point component, the NID receiving data from the network and sending data to the network.

18. The method as defined in claim 17 , further comprising evaluating, by a DSP device in communication with the first wireless access point, one or more data packets communicated between the first wireless access point and the NID.

19. The method as defined in claim 17 , wherein the second wireless access point is associated with a first SSID and communicates with the first wireless access point in a bridge mode, and wherein providing the first portion of bandwidth includes providing, by the wireless access point component, the first portion of bandwidth based on the first SSID.

20. The method as defined in claim 19 , wherein the third wireless access point is associated with a second SSID and communicates with the first wireless access point in a bridge mode, the wireless access point component provides the second portion of bandwidth based on the second SSID, wherein the first SSID is associated with a first virtual private network and the second SSID is associated with a second virtual private network.

21. The method as defined in claim 20 , wherein the first SSID is associated with a first data, and the second SSID is associated with a second data, wherein the method further comprises:

determining, by the ISP server, the first SSID for the first data; and

determining, by the ISP server, the second SSID for the second data.

22. The method as defined in claim 21 , wherein determining the first SSID for the first data includes:

inspecting a header of the first data for the first SSID; and

conducting deep packet inspection on the first data to determine if the first data is permitted to be sent with the fist SSID.

23. The method as defined in claim 22 , wherein conducting deep packet inspection includes determining a type of data including inspecting a data portion of a data packet for characteristics associated with the type of data.

24. The method as defined in claim 15 , wherein the first type of service and the second type of service are based on a type of data being downloaded by at least one user.

25. The method as defined in claim 24 , wherein the type of data being downloaded is one of video, audio, email, multimedia, VoIP, or best-effort.

26. The method as defined in claim 24 , wherein the first type of service has a first priority and the second type of service has a second priority and the first priority is greater than the second priority.

27. The method as defined in claim 26 , wherein the first priority is associated with at least one of a quality of service requirement and a type of service.

28. The method as defined in claim 27 , wherein the quality of service requirement includes at least one of a delay requirement, a jitter requirement, a dropped packet requirement, an error rate requirement, an out-of-order delivery requirement, and a latency requirement.