GB2364212A

GB2364212A - Wireless network employing microwave routers for improved bandwidth

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Publication number: GB2364212A
Application number: GB0023299A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Ching-Mao Chen
Original assignee: MW ROUTER INTERNAT Inc
Current assignee: MW ROUTER INTERNAT Inc
Priority date: 2000-06-29
Filing date: 2000-09-22
Publication date: 2002-01-16
Also published as: GB0023299D0

Abstract

Individual networking apparatus 20a, 20b, 20c are connected to respective microwave routers 22a, 22b, 22c. The microwave routers transmit data to a base station 30 using microwave signals. The base station connects to the Internet via a PSTN. Microwave routers may communicate via other adjacent microwave routers to the base station. Each microwave router inspects the usage of bandwidth by other routers and selects a router for the link to the base station based on the available bandwidth. Usage of bandwidth can be redistributed among a number of base stations.

Description

2364212 A WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING BANDWIDTH AND THE METHOD

THEREOF

BACKGROUND OF THE INVFNTION

1 Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a wireless network system for improving network bandwidth and the method thereof, particularly in a networked- frame information communication method which is structured by way of combining the microwave communication and the router technology.

Because the web-based network can self-adjust the transmittal flow upon an information-transmitting usage rate at a local area for reaching a dynamic balance When the used amounts of the microwave routers are increased more, the communication exchange chains and the accesses to the base stations are increased relatively, as approaching a theorized value of the microwave-transmitting broadband.

2 Description of the Prior Art

The modem network technology is progressed day by day but restricted by the network bandwidth to result in the poor efficiency in networking and being costly Understandingly, the entire web-based structure is one of the primary reasons Referring to Fig 1, a conventional Internet structure schema describes an individual networking apparatus, like personal computer 20 ', which can act a modem to connect to the public telephone switching network 10 ' (PTSN) via a telephone line.

Then, the Internet Service Provider (ISP) serves an Internet access for the client user's demand Since PTSN 10 ' is connected respectively with the individual networking apparatus in a tree type structure, the workable bandwidth for each one is narrowed down to result in a poor efficiency of the networking It means that the increase of amounts of the terminal users in the web-based structure will result in the reduction of the shareable bandwidth for each user It is one of the reasons that the crotch, like the numerals 15 ' & 17 ' shown in Fig 1, are blocked.

Accordingly, it is highly expected as the present invention presents that how to solve the problem of the conventional Internet connection and the difficulty of the limited bandwidth for better networking efficiency and convenience of the installation.

SUMMARY OF THF INVENTION

An object of the present invention provides a wireless network system for improving network bandwidth, which is structured by way of combining the microwave communication and router technology, and therefore is capable of building up a local area network for networking without any fixed and wired connection.

A second object of the present invention provides a wireless network system for improving network bandwidth, which is linked with a router device disposed with each individual networking apparatus and transmit data in microwave signal to a base station located at the same local area.

The wireless network system is fixedly connected with the public telephone switching network, PTSN, thereby connecting to the Internet.

Another object of the present invention provides a method of is structuring a wireless network system to improve network bandwidth by way that a microwave signal is transmitted from a router device to a base station via adjacent router devices with microwave communication exchange chain Thus, the accesses to the base station can be relatively increased, as approaching a theorized value of the microwave-transmitting broadband, as soon as the used amounts of said router devices are increased more.

Another object of the present invention provides a method of structuring a wireless network system for improving network bandwidth, by way that a plenty of separated type multi-cores base stations are connected with the Internet for adjustably controlling data flows at each local area and distributively balancing data flows among the base stations.

As aforementioned, the present invention is a method of wireless network connection structured by way of combining the microwave communication and router technology, characterized that a microwave router is connected with a corresponding individual networking apparatus and therefore transmits a microwave signal generated by the microwave router to a base station which is linked with the internet via the public telephone switching network, PTSN Meanwhile, the microwave router can transform networking data into microwave signals for transmission.

Then, the microwave signals are transmitted to adjacent microwave routers for microwave communication and information exchange, and next transmitted to the base station by the adjacent microwave routers Thus, the communications of the microwave signals among the adjacent microwave routers are built up in accordance with the election to the accesses with the optimal communication bandwidth That is that as soon as the used amounts of the router devices are increased, the accesses to the base station that can be elected are increased relatively, as approaching a theorized value of the microwave-transmitting broadband.

BRIFF DFSCRIPTION OF Ti F DRAWING These and other objects of the present invention will be readily understood upon consideration of the following detailed description and attached drawing, wherein:

Fig 1 is a structural schema showing a conventional network system; Fig 2 is a system frame schema of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention; i 5 Fig 3 is a data redistribution schema of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention; and, Fig 4 is a system application flow chart of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Firstly referring to Fig 2, it is illustrated to a system frame schema of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention As shown, a plenty of individual networking apparatus 20 a, 20 b & 20 c like a personal computer, are connected respectively with microwave routers 22 a,

22 b & 22 c The microwave routers 22 a, 22 b & 22 c is capable of transmitting data in microwave to a base station 30 located at the same area as the microwave routers, and the base station 30 is fixedly connected with a public telephone switching network (PSTN) 10 thereby linking to the internet in wireless networking However, each of the microwave routers 22 a, 22 b & 22 c in the system frame build up a respective microwave communication access by a microwave communication exchange chain with other adjacent microwave routers For example, an access is built up from the microwave router 22 a, via the other adjacent microwave routers 22 b, 22 c, to the base station 30, as described in dotted line Therefore, as soon as the used amounts of the microwave routers are increased more, the accesses that can be elected are relatively increased more, as approaching a theorized value of the microwave-transmitting broadband Meanwhile, the transmittal direction of microwave signal can be set up into an oriented type or a non-oriented type A communication exchange chain can also be set up into a full duplex transmission or half-duplex transmission.

Furthermore, each of the microwave routers 22 a, 22 b, 22 c is disposed with an optimal transmitting-access election unit 220 a, 220 b, 220 c each which is used to inspect the usage manner of the bandwidth resource of the other adjacent microwave routers The microwave router that uses less bandwidth resource will be elected to make a communication exchange chain as a transmitting-access with an optimal network bandwidth for ensuring the balance and steadiness of the information flow transmitted to the base station.

Secondly referring to Fig 3, it is illustrated to a data redistribution schema of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention As shown, a separated type multi-cores network structure includes a plurality of base stations 30 a, 30 b and 30 c respectively disposed with a flow control unit 32 a, 32 b and 32 c for adjustably controlling data flows among the base stations thereby lowering cost Since a respective local area where each base station 30 a, 30 b and 30 c respectively located has a different attribution, i e business quarter or residential quarter, the demand of the network bandwidth at each area is completely different relatively The usage manner of the network bandwidth in someone area base station can be steadied and balanced by way of redistributing the usage of the network bandwidth resource among the base stations as soon as being complicated and unsteady on a time interval For example, the network bandwidth resource of a local area 305 a is redistributed with the other local area 305 b, 305 c That is because a flow self-control unit thereof acts to reach a dynamic balance.

Finally referring to Fig 4, it is illustrated to a system application flow chart of a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.

As shown, a step 40 means that the client user submits a request for networking via its individual networking apparatus Then, a step 42 means that a microwave router linked with the individual networking apparatus transmits the data in microwave signal A step 44 means that then the microwave signal is directly transmitted to a base station for reception A step 45 means that then the microwave signal is transmitted to the Internet via a public telephone switching network which is connected with the base station Being not directly transmitted to the base station in the step 44, the microwave signal can be selectably transmitted to other adjacent microwave routers which need less network bandwidth, and then has a communication exchange therewith Then, the step 44 is re- executed.

In conclusion, it is understandable that the present invention relates to a wireless network system for improving network bandwidth and the method thereof, particularly in a networked-frame information communication method which is structured by way of the combination of the microwave communication and router technology Its web-based network is capable to self-adjust a transmittal flow upon a information- transmitting usage rate in a local area for reaching a dynamic balance As soon as the used amounts of the microwave routers are increased more, the communication exchange chains and the accesses to the base stations are increased relatively, as approaching a theorized value of the microwave- transmitting broadband Therefore, the present invention should satisfy the requirements of the patentability including the novelty and non- obviousness.

Obviously, many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings Thus, it is to be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described above.

Claims

I claim:

I.A wireless network system for improving network bandwidth, including:

a plurality of microwave routers, respectively connected with individual networking apparatus for transmitting information in microwave signal; and a plurality of information-transmitting base stations, fixedly connected with a public telephonic switching network thereby receiving and inspecting the microwave signals transmitted from the microwave routers, 1 o and connecting to the Internet via the public telephonic switching network.
2 A wireless network system as described in claim 1, wherein the transmittal direction of the microwave signals transmitted from the microwave routers are capable of being set up into either of an oriented type and a non-oriented type.

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3 A wireless network system as described in claim 2, wherein each of the microwave routers can make a communication exchange with the other adjacent microwave routers, and then transmits microwave signals to the base station located at the same local area as the microwave router thereby connecting to the Internet via the public telephonic switching network.
4 A wireless network system as described in claim 3, wherein each of the microwave routers further includes an optimal transmitting-access election unit which is used to inspect the usage manner of the bandwidth of the other adjacent microwave routers The microwave router that uses less bandwidth will be elected to make a communication exchange chain as an optimal transmitting-access to the base station.
A wireless network system as described in claim 3, wherein each of the microwave routers has a communication exchange chain with other adjacent microwave router, which can be set up into either of a full duplex transmission and a half-duplex transmission.
6 A wireless network system as described in claim 1, wherein the information-transmitting base stations each further includes a flow control unit which is used to evenly distribute the information flows where the bandwidth resource centralizes, to the other adjacent base stations thereby raising the steadiness of the information-transmitting communication among the base stations.
7 A method of structuring a wireless network system for improving network bandwidth, includes the steps of:

a The client user submitting a request for networking; b.Therefore acting an individual networking apparatus connected with a microwave router to generate and transmit a microwave signal; c Transmitting microwave signal to a base station located at the same local area as the microwave router; and d The base station connected with the Internet via a public telephonic switching network thereby serving an Internet access.
8 A method of structuring a wireless network system as described in claim 7, wherein the step c further includes the steps of:

cl The microwave signal firstly communicated and exchanged in microwave with the other adjacent microwave routers; and c 2 The microwave signal then transmitted to the base station via the microwave routers.
9 A method of structuring a wireless network system as described in claim 8, wherein the step cl further includes that the microwave signal is is communicated with the other adjacent microwave routers via an elected transmitting-access with optimal bandwidth to the base station.
A method of structuring a wireless network system as described in claim 7, wherein the step d further includes that the base station is capable to adjust and redistribute the usage of the network bandwidth with the other base stations.
11 A method of connecting a wireless network which combines the microwave communication and the router technology, particularly in a method of connecting a separated type multi-cores microwave transmission, characterized: a microwave router connected with an individual networking apparatus and transmitting therefrom a microwave signal to a base station which is linked with the Internet via a public telephonic switching network.
12 A method of connecting a wireless network as described in claim 11, wherein the microwave router can transmit networking information in microwave signal.
13 A method of connecting a wireless network as described in claim 11, wherein the microwave signal can be communicated and exchanged in microwave with a plurality of other adjacent microwave routers, and then is transmitted therefrom into the base station.
14 A method of connecting a wireless network as described in claim 13, wherein the microwave communication of the microwave signal communicated with the adjacent microwave routers can elect an transmitting access with optimal bandwidth to the base station.
A method of connecting a wireless network as described in claim 11, wherein the base station is capable to adjust and re- distribute the usage of the net bandwidth with the other base stations thereby raising the steadiness of the information flows among the base stations.
16 Wireless network systems for improving network bandwidth as claimed in claim 1 and as herein described.
17 Wireless network systems for improving network bandwidth as herein described and illustrated with reference to Figures 2 to 4 of the accompanying drawings.