Patent ID: 11895739
Assignee: L3VEL, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A method of extending a preexisting fiber network comprising a plurality of preexisting fiber links to a given plurality of installation sites for a-given wireless communication nodes within a wireless communication mesh network, wherein the preexisting fiber network is associated with a geographical area that includes a plurality of buildings, the method comprising:
identifying a given location within the geographical area as being convenient for extending the preexisting fiber network, the given location being one of (a) a location of a preexisting fiber access point on the preexisting fiber network, (b) a location of a preexisting fiber splice point on the preexisting fiber network, (c) a location of an underground utility conduit in proximity to the preexisting fiber network, or (d) a location in proximity to an aerial fiber link on the preexisting fiber network;
identifying a plurality of installation sites for wireless communication nodes to be connected to the preexisting fiber network;
based on one or more of (i) a height of each identified installation site, (ii) a density of residential properties near each identified installation site, and (iii) an elevation profile of an area where each identified installation site is located, identifying a subset of the identified plurality of installation sites, wherein each installation site of the identified subset is for a respective wireless communication node to be used as a seed node of the wireless communication mesh network, and wherein each installation site of the identified subset is either a building or a pole structure located within the geographical area; and
for each respective installation site of the identified subset, deploying one or more additional fiber links between (i) the given location and (ii) the respective installation site, the one or more additional fiber links being spliced into a given one of the plurality of preexisting fiber links of the preexisting fiber network at the given location, and the respective wireless communication node of the respective installation site thereafter providing backhaul connectivity for the wireless communication mesh network through the preexisting fiber network via the one or more additional fiber links.