Network backhaul access
A communication system can provide an independent mobile cellular network to devices within a covered area. In addition, the system can determine whether user equipment within a covered area of the communication system are to have backhaul access to another communication system and/or whether to adjust the point of presence of the user equipment.
1. A method for providing backhaul communications to and/or altering a point of presence of a user equipment (“UE”), the method comprising:
determining that a UE located within a first coverage area of a first portable network communication system comprises a first point of presence associated with a second portable network communication system, wherein the first portable network communication system independently provides a first cellular network within the first coverage area, wherein the second portable network communication system independently provides a second cellular network within a second coverage area;
monitoring a backhaul communication channel between the first portable network communication system and the second portable network communication system; and
causing the first portable network communication system to perform an action based on said monitoring the backhaul communication channel, wherein based on a determination that the backhaul communication channel satisfies a connectivity threshold the action comprises providing a backhaul communication link to the second portable network communication system, and wherein based on a determination that the backhaul communication channel does not satisfy the connectivity threshold the action comprises providing the UE with a second point of presence associated with the first portable network communication system.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises said providing the backhaul communication link to the second portable network communication system.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said providing the backhaul communication link to the second portable network communication system enables the UE to communicate with the second portable network communication system via the backhaul communication channel.
4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
terminating the backhaul communication link to the second portable network communication system based on a determination that the backhaul communication channel does not satisfy the connectivity threshold; and
providing the UE with the second point of presence associated with the first portable network communication system.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the action comprises providing the UE with the second point of presence associated with the first portable network communication system.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising signaling the UE to at least one of reattach, delete the first point of presence, or discontinue use of the first point of presence.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said monitoring the backhaul communication channel comprises communicating query packets from the second portable network communication system to the first portable network communication system.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first point of presence or the second point of presence comprises at least one of an IP address, a DNS identifier, or an access point identifier.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the backhaul communication channel is a wireless backhaul communication channel.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the connectivity threshold corresponds to at least one of a bandwidth, a latency, an error rate, a bit rate, or a throughput.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first portable network communication system comprises:
an antenna configured to receive wireless communications from the UE;
one or more processors in communication with the antenna and configured to process the wireless communications; and
a data store comprising authentication data of the UE.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that the UE comprises the first point of presence occurs while at least one of the first portable network communication system or the second portable network communication system is moving.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determining that the UE comprises the first point of presence occurs while both the first portable network communication system and the second portable network communication system are moving.
14. A system for providing backhaul communications to and/or altering a point of presence of a user equipment (“UE”), the system comprising one or more processors configured to:
determine that a UE located within a first coverage area of a first portable network communication system comprises a first point of presence associated with a second portable network communication system, wherein the first portable network communication system independently provides a first cellular network within the first coverage area, wherein the second portable network communication system independently provides a second cellular network within a second coverage area;
monitor a backhaul communication channel between the first portable network communication system and the second portable network communication system; and
cause the first portable network communication system to perform an action based on said monitoring the backhaul communication channel, wherein the action comprises at least one of providing a backhaul communication link to the second portable network communication system or providing the UE with a second point of presence associated with the first portable network communication system.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the action comprises said providing the backhaul communication link to the second portable network communication system, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the first portable network communication system to perform the action based on a determination that the backhaul communication channel satisfies a connectivity threshold.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the action comprises said providing the UE with the second point of presence, and wherein the one or more processors are configured to cause the first portable network communication system to perform the action based on a determination that the backhaul communication channel does not satisfy a connectivity threshold.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein providing the backhaul communication link to the second portable network communication system enables the UE to communicate with the second portable network communication system via the backhaul communication channel.
18. The system of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the first point of presence or the second point of presence comprises at least one of an IP address, a DNS identifier, or an access point identifier.
19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the backhaul communication channel is a wireless backhaul communication channel.
20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to determine that the UE comprises the first point of presence while at least one of the first portable network communication system or the second portable network communication system is moving.