Method of operating a mobile router

摘要

A method comprises: providing a wireless mobile router in a vehicle, the mobile router being operable to establish a communication link to a network management system; utilizing the mobile router to collect data independent of the router being coupled to the network management system; storing the data in the router; establishing a first communication link between the router and the network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event; operating the router to upload the data to the network management system upon occurrence of the first predetermined event; and transmitting the data to the network management system via the first communication link.

主权项

1. A wireless mobile router in a vehicle, said mobile router comprising:
a wireless wide area network interface utilizable to access a wide area network; a wireless local area network interface utilizable to access a wireless local area network; apparatus operable to automatically select and utilize one of said wireless wide area network interface and said wireless local area network interface to establish a communication link and couple said mobile router to a network management system, said network management system operable to monitor, administer and manage data communications with a plurality of mobile routers; apparatus to collect data independent of said mobile router being coupled to said network management system via said communication link; a memory for storing said data; said mobile router operable to establish said communication link between said mobile router and said network management system upon an occurrence of a first predetermined event; said mobile router operable to upload said data to said network management system upon occurrence of said predetermined event; said mobile router is operable to upload said data to said network management system via said communication link; said mobile router synchronizes transmitting said transmitted data with said network management system when said first communication link is established; said mobile router detects data transmission communication to said network management system via said first communication link is interrupted; said mobile router determines a second communication link to said network management system is reestablished; and said mobile router operates to restore uploading said data subsequent to establishment of said second communication link and that no data is lost.