Providing a cellular network with connectivity to a different network

摘要

Among other things, a system for use in wireless communication includes a first device communicating via a first protocol in a first network, a cellular device communicating via a second protocol in a cellular network, the second protocol being incompatible with the first protocol, and an access point in the cellular network, the access point being accessible by the cellular device and being configured to enable communication between the first device and the cellular device.

主权项

1. A wireless access point comprising:
memory storing instructions that are executable; and one or more processing devices to execute the instructions to perform operations comprising:
transmitting communications between a mobile device and a cellular network via an intermediary network, the mobile device being configured to communicate using a cellular wireless protocol and the intermediary network supporting communication using a first network protocol; andtransmitting communications between the mobile device and a home network, the home network being different from the intermediary network and the cellular network, the home network supporting communication using a second network protocol that is different from the first network protocol and the cellular wireless protocol, and the home network being accessible for communication either directly or through the intermediary network;wherein transmitting communications between the mobile device and the home network comprises the one or more processing devices converting communications from the mobile device to the home network from the cellular wireless protocol to the second network protocol, and the one or more processing devices converting communications from the home network to the mobile device from the second network protocol to the cellular wireless protocol; andwherein transmitting communications between the mobile device and the home network comprises the one or more processing devices determining if a media format used by a device in the home network is compatible with a media format that is used by a device in the cellular network and, if not compatible, the one or more processing devices performing a transcoding process to adapt the media format used by the device in the home network to the media format that is used by the device in the cellular network.