Router and rapid response network

摘要

A router includes a plurality of wireless network carrier cards, each of the network carrier cards adapted for use with one of a like plurality of different carrier networks, means for determining which of the plurality of network carrier cards provides a suitable connection to a carrier network and means for selecting one or more suitable connections to one or more carrier networks and for connecting the router to the carrier network through a particular one of the plurality of network carrier cards and a load balancing processor for load balancing between a plurality of different backbone networks and wherein the load balancing processor directs traffic among multiple networks to provide a desired throughput. In one embodiment, the router is provided as an evolution-data optimized (EVDO) wireless router.

主权项

1. A method for operating an evolution-data optimized (EVDO) wireless router comprising:
determining whether a connection to a suitable carrier grade modem exists; in response to a suitable carrier grade modem existing, identifying at least one carrier of the carrier grade modem; allocating an appropriate configuration for the at least one identified carrier; performing a dial up process for each carrier of the carrier grade modem; implementing a firewall for each carrier of the carrier grade modem wherein implementing a firewall for each carrier of the carrier grade modem comprises:
performing one of a load balance between two or more dial ups of the dial up process or selecting one dial up of the dial up process and identifying a second dial up of the dial up process as a failover;performing one or more services on each carrier of the carrier grade modem wherein performing one or more services on each carrier of the carrier grade modem comprises:performing one or more virtual private network (VPN) services or test services on each carrier of the carrier grade modem and wherein performing one or more test services on each carrier of the carrier grade modem comprises testing a link quality index (LQI) of each carrier of the carrier grade modem.