Inventors:
Roy Leo Spitzer - Rockville MD, US
Benjamin Levitan - Raleigh NC, US
Assignee:
Nextel Communications Inc. - Reston VA
International Classification:
H04L 12/56
Abstract:
A private wireless network interface provides wireless signaling and protocols of a wireless macro network to allow a consumer to operate over a private wireless network. The private wireless network interface receives wireless signals compatible with a wireless macro network and transmits the signals over a broadband connection to a wireless service provider's wireless macro network. The private wireless network interface allows the use of mobile stations which are compatible with a wireless macro network to operate in a residence and have the signals backhauled over the residence's broadband connection. The private wireless network interface can provide wireless macro network coverage in any location with some type of coupling to the Internet.