| US 7,586,843 B1 | ||
| Communication network having wireless access to a service center | ||
| Edgar C. Alcazaren, Kansas City, Mo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, Kans. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/548,751. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—222 [370/223] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A communication network comprising:
a communication ring including a first communication node, a second communication node, a third communication node, and a
fourth communication node;
a first communication loop coupled to separate points on the communication ring through the first communication node and the
second communication node, wherein the first communication node and the second communication node are each at an end of the
first communication loop;
a second communication loop coupled to separate points on the communication ring through the third communication node and
the fourth communication node, wherein the third communication node and the fourth communication node are each at an end of
the second communication loop, and wherein the first communication loop and the second communication loop are not closed to
form rings;
a service center coupled to the communication ring;
a first set of wireless access points coupled to the first communication loop;
a second set of wireless access points coupled to the second communication loop;
wherein the wireless access points are configured to exchange user communications in a wireless communication format with
user wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless access points and the communication nodes are configured to exchange
the user communications over the communication loops, and wherein the communication nodes and the service center are configured
to exchange the user communications over the communication ring.
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