Wireless extension of broadband access

1. A method comprising:

wirelessly receiving, by a first device, via a first virtual wireless network, and from a first wireless access node configured to concurrently route packets associated with the first virtual wireless network and packets associated with a second virtual wireless network, a first packet;

wirelessly receiving, by the first wireless access node and via the second virtual wireless network, a second packet;

tagging the first packet with a first network identifier assigned by a provisioning server to the first virtual wireless network;

tagging the second packet with a second network identifier different from the first network identifier;

sending, by the first wireless access node and to the provisioning server, the tagged first packet and the tagged second packet; and

receiving, by the first wireless access node and from the provisioning server, a network address assigned to the first device for use on the first virtual wireless network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second network identifier is a network identifier assigned by the provisioning server to the second virtual wireless network.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wirelessly receiving the second packet comprises wirelessly receiving, from a second wireless access node, the tagged second packet.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the wirelessly receiving the second packet comprises receiving the second packet via a mesh network comprising a plurality of wireless access nodes that redundantly interface the first wireless access node and the second wireless access node.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the first wireless access node is a strand-mounted access node comprising a wired network interface to a wired network.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the wired network comprises at least one fiber-optic link.

7. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

sending, by the second wireless access node and to the provisioning server, the second packet.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining, by the provisioning server and based on the first network identifier, that the first packet was received via the first virtual wireless network; and

determining, by the provisioning server and based on the second network identifier, that the second packet was received via the second virtual wireless network.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first virtual wireless network uses a first protocol and the second virtual wireless network uses a second protocol, wherein the first protocol and the second protocol are different.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first packet comprises a request for the network address from the provisioning server.

11. A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device via a wired network interface of a first access node, a first packet comprising a tag, assigned by a provisioning server, indicating a first virtual wireless network of a first plurality of virtual wireless networks, wherein the first packet is provisioned by the computing device and concurrently routed by the first access node;

receiving, by the computing device and from a second access node via the first access node, a second packet comprising a tag indicating a second virtual wireless network, wherein the second packet is routed by the second access node, wherein the second access node communicates with the first access node via a direct wireless network interface of the first access node;

determining, by the computing device and based on the tag indicating the first virtual wireless network, that the first packet was wirelessly sent to the first access node via the first virtual wireless network; and

determining, by the computing device and based on the tag indicating the second virtual wireless network, that the second packet was wirelessly sent to the second access node by a user device via the second virtual wireless network; and

assigning, by the computing device and from the provisioning server, a network address for the user device to use on the second virtual wireless network.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device and from the first access node, a third packet comprising a tag indicating a third virtual wireless network; and

determining, by the computing device and based on the tag indicating the third virtual wireless network, that the third packet was sent via the third virtual wireless network.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, by the computing device and via the first access node and the second access node, a third packet wirelessly received by a third access node subsequent to the third access node failing in an attempt to transmit the third packet directly to the first access node.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first access node, the second access node, and the third access node are redundantly connected via a mesh network comprising a plurality of access nodes.

15. A network device configured to concurrently route packets associated with a first virtual wireless network and a second virtual wireless network, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the network device to:

wirelessly receive, from a first device, by a first wireless access node, and via the first virtual wireless network, a first packet;

wirelessly receive, via the second virtual wireless network, a second packet;

tag the first packet with a first network identifier assigned by a provisioning server to the first virtual wireless network;

tag the second packet with a second network identifier different from the first network identifier;

send, to the provisioning server, the tagged first packet and the tagged second packet; and

receive, from the provisioning server, a network address assigned to the first device for use on the first virtual wireless network.

16. The network device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the network device to:

receive one or more packets via a mesh network redundantly interfacing the network device with a plurality of wireless access nodes.

17. The network device of claim 16 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the network device to:

in response to a connection loss between the network device and a first node of the plurality of wireless access nodes, establish a connection with the first wireless access node via a second wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes.

18. The network device of claim 15 , comprising a wired network interface and a wireless network interface, wherein sending, to the provisioning server, the tagged first packet and the tagged second packet comprises sending the tagged first packet and the tagged second packet via the wired network interface.

19. The network device of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the network device to:

forward, to the provisioning server, a third packet wirelessly received by the network device and from a second wireless access node.

20. The network device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the network device to:

receive, from the provisioning server, a response to the third packet; and

forward the response to the second wireless access node.