Wireless mesh network configuration

1. A method of wireless data transport in a wireless mesh network comprising:

identifying, in a wireless mesh network having access points wirelessly coupled by network links, an integrated interface to an access point, the integrated interface being a wired transport medium further comprising directly connecting two of the access points using the integrated interface such that message packet follows a wired path between the two connected access points including a first hop access point;

receiving, via the integrated interface with an access point, a message packet from a user device, the integrated interface coupling the two connected access points independently of the wireless mesh network links; and

forwarding, via a single wireless hop from the first hop access point, the message packet to a root access point, the root access point responsive to a plurality of successive access points in the mesh network, the root access point invoking a high-gain directional antenna, wherein the wireless links between successive access points are selected based on a distance to the root access point, maximum power usage and minimum throughput, the root access point establishing a link with a plurality of the first hop access points at a distance such that the first hop access point from the root is substantially more distant than a mesh network hop between the successive access points.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising daisy chaining a plurality of access points, the daisy chain terminating at the root access point.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the daisy chaining performs indirect relaying of the message packet between the user device and the root access point via the links between each of the access points.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein each daisy-chained link in the mesh network mitigates throughput by a cumulative factor.

5. The method of claim 2 further comprising

connecting a backhaul network to the root access point for serving the mesh network,

establishing a backhaul network connection to the root access point; and

establishing an access network connection via the integrated interface to the daisy chained access points.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the message traffic is defined by a series of message packets between the user device and remote recipients via the root access point and the backhaul network.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the first hop from the root access point is a greater distance than successive wireless hops between the access points, and the successive access points consume no more than 35 watts.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the message packet spans a maximum of two access points before receipt at the root access point.

9. A system for data transport in a wireless mesh network comprising:

a plurality of wireless access points disposed for transporting a message packet between a user device and one of the plurality of access points in the mesh network, two of the access points directly connected such that message packet follows a wired path between the two directly connected access points;

a root access point connected to a backhaul network and responsive to a plurality of backhaul side access points for message transport between the access points and the backhaul network;

the access point configured for transporting the message packet between the access point and a backhaul side access point via the direct connection coupling the access point and the backhaul side access point via a wired medium; and

the backhaul side access point for transporting the message packet from the backhaul side access point to the root access point via a single mesh hop; the backhaul side access point invoking a high-gain directional antenna at the root access point, wherein the wireless links between successive wireless hops to successive access points are located based on a distance to the root access point, maximum power usage and minimum throughput, the root access point establishing a link with a plurality of the first hop access points at a distance such that the backhaul side access point from the root is substantially more distant than a mesh network hop between the successive access points.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein:

a backhaul network connects to the root access point for serving the mesh network; and

the root access point establishes an access network connection via the integrated interface to the daisy chained access points.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the root access point includes a high-gain directional antenna and the wireless links between the access points is substantially around 150 meters, the root access point establishing a link with a plurality of the first hop access points at a distance greater than 150 meters.

12. A system for wireless mesh network transport, comprising:

a plurality of interconnected access points using an integrated wired interface for performing substantially faster than a wireless link between each of the plurality of access points;

at least one of the plurality of access points designated as a user side access point;

at least one of the plurality of access points designated as a backhaul side access point;

a link between the backhaul side access point and a root access point, the link defined by a single wireless hop in the mesh network responsive to a high gain directional antenna at the root access point, the root access point greater than 150 meters distant and having a transport capacity of 160 Mbps;

the backhaul side access point configured to transport message traffic between user devices having a wireless link to the user side access point and to the root access point using the established backhaul side link and the integrated interface;

a maximum of two intervening access points between the user side access point and the user device, each of the two intervening access points located based on a distance to the root access point, maximum power usage and minimum throughput and limited to 35 watts power consumption and 150 meters distance, the user device provided a transport capacity of 20 Mbps such that a first hop access point from the root is substantially more distant than a mesh network hop between the intervening access points.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

deploying multiple of the integrated access points, each integrated access point deployed at a successively farther distance from the root access point; and

configuring the backhaul side access point of the integrated access points to establish a link over the deployed distance from the root access point.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein the interconnected plurality of access points is defined by daisy chaining for indirect relaying of the message packet between the user device and the root access point via the links between each of the access points.

15. The system of claim 12 wherein a connection between the user device and a root access point comprises three wireless hops, the wireless hops including a hi gain directional antenna connection to a first access point, and two wireless hops of 150 meters between intervening access points;

further comprising a wired connection between the first access point and a second access point.

16. A network device for delivering media services to user devices, comprising:

a first hop access point wirelessly coupled to a root access point having a high gain directional antenna providing a high speed wireless link to the first hop access point, the root access point coupled to a backhaul network for providing content based services to user devices; and

an Integrated interface including the first hop access point connected to a downstream access point by a wired interface;

the downstream access point wirelessly coupled to at least one successive access point for exchanging message traffic with a user device, the successive access point coupled to a downstream side of the integrated interface;

the first hop access point and the downstream access point connected by a wired interface for exchanging upstream and downstream message traffic, the first hop access point transporting downstream message traffic received from the root access point to the wired interface to the downstream access point, and the downstream access point transporting upstream message traffic received from a user device to the first hop access point via the wired interface;

the downstream access point and successive access point configured based on a distance to the root access point, maximum power usage and minimum throughput achievable;

a distance of the first hop access point from the root access point being substantially more distant than a distance between the downstream access point and successive access point.

17. The network device of claim 16 wherein the content based services have a greater downstream demand than upstream demand.

18. The network device of claim 16 wherein the message traffic includes media content for rendering on the user device and having a greater downstream demand.

19. The network device of claim 18 wherein the first hop access point, downstream access point, and successive access point are limited to 35 watts power consumption; and the user device is provided a service level of at least 20 Mbps.

20. The network device of claim 16 wherein the downstream access point couples via a wireless link to the user device.