Patent ID: 9363708
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of offloading data from congested cellular networks at a venue by providing a bi-directional wireless access network which improves WiFi enabled device data connectivity or performance in high data traffic conditions, said method comprising: providing a neutral host multi-tenant exchange network installed at a hub of a venue network access solution, said neutral multi-tenant exchange network aggregating data traffic and authenticating, metering, and routing data to and from wireless enabled devices of mobile network operator subscribers and to and from mobile network operators, said neutral multi-tenant exchange network comprising: a neutral common wireless local area network controller; a plurality of mobile network operators communicably and operatively connected to said neutral common wireless local area network controller; a plurality of wireless network access points installed at a venue and a common wireless local area network, including connections to a plurality of mobile network operator subscribers, communicating with said plurality of wireless network access points; a dense wavelength division multiplexing passive optical network interposed between and communicably connected to each of said neutral common wireless local area network controller and said plurality of wireless network access points; wherein said neutral multi-tenant exchange network is so configured such that different mobile network operators, with different respective subscribers, insert individualized data streams into a same, shared said neutral common wireless local area network controller and said individualized data streams are only delivered to intended wireless enabled devices associated with respective subscribers of said mobile network operators which are inserting respective said individualized data streams; and wherein said neutral multi-tenant exchange network is also so configured such that data use by mobile network operator subscribers is offloaded to said neutral host multi-tenant exchange network according to offloading rules selected by said respective plurality of mobile network operators or by respective subscribers of said plurality of mobile network operators.