Systems and methods for extending an existing network

摘要

A computer-implemented method for extending a payment network via a rapidly deployable telecommunications (RDT) network is provided. The method is implemented using a computer device coupled to a memory device. The method includes pre-assembling a network kit including a plurality of networking components for deploying at least a portion of an RDT network, determining a storage location for the network kit, determining a stock count of network kits, storing a number of network kits in the storage location equal to the stock count, and processing a request for one of the network kits stored within the storage location.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for extending a payment network via a rapidly deployable telecommunications (RDT) network, the method implemented using a computer device coupled to a memory device, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of network demand information associated with a geographic region having limited terrestrial connectivity to a payment network; determining a network kit demand level for the geographic region based on the network demand information; determining a number of network kits to be stored based on the network kit demand level; identifying, using the computer device, a storage location for storing the number of network kits, wherein each of the number of network kits is configured to deploy at least a portion of an RDT network, wherein the storage location is within the geographic region; requesting the number of network kits to be stored at the storage location; receiving a deployment request to deploy one of the number of network kits from the storage location to a customer; deploying the one of the number of network kits for the customer, wherein deploying the one of the number of network kits represents communicatively coupling the customer to the payment network via the one of the number of network kits using a first plurality of networking components to rapidly create a satellite communication link that communicatively couples the customer to the payment network; and processing a first payment transaction from the customer over the payment network, using the one of the number of network kits and the RDT network.