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US 12,418,474 · App. 17/712,177 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Systems and methods for traffic aggregation on multiple cellular-based standards channels for cellular phone hotspot

Inventors: John Cioffi (Atherton, CA); Ardavan Maleki Tehrani (Atherton, CA); Wonjong Rhee (San Francisco, CA); Ramya Bhagavatula (Palo Alto, CA); Peter Chow (Los Altos, CA); Kenneth Kerpez (Long Valley, NJ); Stefano Galli (New York, NY); Marc Goldburg (Redwood City, CA); Sungho Yun (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLC
H04L45/245H04L12/2854H04L41/0893H04L47/125H04L47/13H04L47/762H04L47/781H04L47/822H04L61/2514H04L45/28Y02D30/50
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Patent No.
US 12,418,474
App. No.
17/712,177
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods, systems, mechanisms, techniques, and apparatuses for traffic aggregation on multiple WAN backhauls and multiple distinct LAN networks; for traffic load balancing on multiple WAN backhauls and multiple distinct LAN networks; and for performing self-healing operations utilizing multiple WAN backhauls serving multiple distinct LAN networks. For example, in one embodiment, a first Local Area Network (LAN) access device is to establish a first LAN; a second LAN access device is to establish a second LAN; a first Wide Area Network (WAN) backhaul connection is to provide the first LAN access device with WAN connectivity; a second WAN backhaul connection is to provide the second LAN access device with WAN connectivity; and a traffic aggregation unit is to form a logically bonded WAN interface over the first WAN backhaul and the second WAN backhaul. In some embodiments an optional traffic de-aggregation unit may be used.

Claims (16)

1. A cellular phone comprising:

a first wireless interface coupled to a base station, the first interface receives a first wireless signal from the base station, the first wireless signal being compliant with a first cellular standard and having a first rate;

a second wireless interface coupled to the base station, the second interface receives a second wireless signal from the base station, the second wireless signal being compliant with a second cellular standard and having a second rate, the second rate being different than the first rate;

a third wireless interface coupled to receive data from the first and second wireless signals, the third wireless interface transmits the received data to at least one other wireless device within a hotspot coupled to the cellular phone;

wherein the cellular phone generates first information related to a first wireless channel in which the first wireless signal is transmitted and generates second information related to a second wireless channel in which the second wireless signal is transmitted; and

wherein transmission of the second wireless signal in the second wireless channel is at least partially in response to a soft failure of the first wireless channel.

2. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal are beamformed.

3. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the first and second information are transmitted to the base station.

4. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the first information and the second information are analyzed to selectively determine transmission of data within at least one of the first wireless channel and the second wireless channel.

5. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the first information relates to a first link quality of the first wireless channel and the second information relates to a second link quality of the second wireless channel.

6. The cellular phone of claim 4 , wherein transmission of the second wireless signal is at least partially in response to the first link quality falling below a threshold.

7. The cellular phone of claim 1 , further comprising a traffic aggregator coupled to the first, second and third interfaces, the traffic aggregator aggregates data from the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal and sends the aggregated data to the third interface.

8. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein transmission of the first wireless signal and transmission of the second wireless signal does not overlap in time.

9. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein a first power level of the first wireless signal is at least partially based on the first information and a second power level of the second wireless signal is at least partially based on the second information.

10. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the first and second interfaces are integrated together into a single interface.

11. The cellular phone of claim 1 , wherein the first and second interfaces are discreet.

Assignments (2)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2023
From: VALUEGATE ASTRO SPV1
To: ADAPTIVE SPECTRUM AND SIGNAL ALIGNMENT, INCORPORATED; ASSIA SPE, LLC
Reel/Frame 064616/0450 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2022
From: ADAPTIVE SPECTRUM AND SIGNAL ALIGNMENT, INCORPORATED; ASSIA SPE LLC
To: VALUEGATE ASTRO SPV1
Reel/Frame 061804/0163 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16705180 · Dec 5, 2019
Continuation 15809823 · Nov 10, 2017
Continuation 14362584
Related Publication 20220231951A1 · Jul 21, 2022
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