Patent ID: 9060286
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: at least one antenna radiating to define a first wireless coverage area on a first carrier frequency and a second wireless coverage area on a second carrier frequency, wherein the first carrier frequency is associated with a first wireless operator and the second carrier frequency is associated with a second wireless operator, wherein the first and second wireless coverage areas are configured to provide wireless service to wireless communication devices (WCDs); a mobility gateway, configured to (i) remotely authenticate WCDs served by the first wireless coverage area by communicating with a first subscriber database of the first wireless operator, (ii) remotely authenticate WCDs served by the second wireless coverage area by communicating with a second subscriber database of the second wireless operator, (iii) locally authenticate the WCDs served by the first wireless coverage area and the WCDs served by the second wireless coverage area by determining that respective WCD identifiers for remotely authenticated WCDs are present in a local database at the mobility gateway, and (iv) route network traffic between a network point of presence and at least one authenticated WCD served by the first or second wireless coverage area; and at least one common backhaul link, communicatively coupling the at least one antenna to the mobility gateway, and carrying network traffic between the at least one antenna and the mobility gateway.