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US 12750684 B2: Distributed wireline/wireless bandwidth orchestration/aggregation to PON/WAN nodes using licensed and/or unlicensed spectrum (including satellite)

Granted
2026-09-29
Filed
2023-11-08 application 18504788
Type
Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining whether a first device is communicating under a bandwidth surplus with a fixed network, wherein the bandwidth surplus results at least in part from use by the first device of one or more link aggregation groups, wherein the one or more link aggregation groups comprise one or more satellite broadband communication channels as well as licensed cellular wireless spectrum, unlicensed wireless spectrum, or a combination of the licensed cellular and unlicensed spectrum; determining whether a second device is communicating under a bandwidth deficit with the fixed network; and responsive to the first device communicating under the bandwidth surplus and responsive to the second device communicating under the bandwidth deficit, allocating at least a portion of the bandwidth surplus associated with the first device to the second device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 (ipgb20260929.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. 14,744 patentsUS company or organizationAtlanta, GAPTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Adrian MooreCoppell, TXPTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29
Venson ShawKirkland, WA421PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H04WWireless communication networksH04W16/14PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29
H04BTransmissionH04B10/27PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

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