Transceiver Deployment on Wire Line Networks for Ubiquitous Wireless Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for providing wireless network communications are limited to specific premises, failing to offer a ubiquitous wireless network within a community, as they require permission to install equipment and share revenue with other enterprises.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing transceivers placed on existing wire line networks, such as coaxial cable television networks, which are pervasive and have available power, allowing for wireless communication via Wi-Fi or Wi-Max in utility rights-of-way without the need for additional permissions or revenue sharing, enabling service providers to offer branded wireless services across a community.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If transceivers are placed on wire line networks in utility rights-of-way, then wireless network coverage becomes ubiquitous throughout the community, but the complexity of obtaining permissions and legal rights increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the existing wire line network infrastructure's self-owned utility poles and rights-of-way to deploy transceivers. The wire line network provider already possesses the legal rights to these locations, eliminating the need for separate permission acquisitions for wireless deployment. This self-service approach resolves the contradiction by using existing authorized infrastructure to expand coverage without increasing permission complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the wire line network infrastructure serve dual functions: its original purpose (cable television/data transmission) and a new wireless communication function. By placing transceivers on existing utility poles and using existing rights-of-way, the infrastructure becomes multi-functional, expanding wireless coverage without requiring separate authorization processes.
2Ease of manufacture
If transceivers are deployed using existing wire line network infrastructure, then deployment cost and complexity are reduced, but the availability of suitable locations with both wire line presence and electrical power becomes limited
Solution Approach 1:
The wire line network infrastructure provides self-service by supplying both the physical mounting locations (utility poles) and electrical power to transceivers. Since the wire line network already owns and maintains these poles with power availability, the deployment process is simplified while ensuring locations meet both wire line presence and power requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the vertical dimension by mounting transceivers on utility poles above ground level. This elevates the wireless access points to higher positions, expanding coverage area and line-of-sight capabilities while utilizing the same ground-level wire line network infrastructure that provides both location and power.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing wireless network communications. The disclosed systems and methods may include receiving first data from a wire line network at a transceiver placed at a location on the wire line network. The location may comprise a place where the wire line network is present, where electrical power for the transceiver is present, and where a service provider of the wireless network communications has a legal right to locate the transceiver. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include transmitting the first data wirelessly from the transceiver to a wireless device and receiving second data at the transceiver wirelessly from the wireless device.