Patent ID: 7093006
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In a distributed communications system, a method of dynamically configuring access to services between a wireless remote communications node and a wireless remote communications device comprising: determining if the wireless remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system over a wireless communication link; configuring the wireless remote communications node as a primary wireless gateway if the wireless remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system and configuring the wireless remote communications node as a secondary wireless gateway if the wireless remote communications node is not communicating with the distributed communications system; initializing the wireless remote communications device; and dynamically configuring the wireless remote communications node, and the wireless remote communications device to optimally access services in a serial configuration, wherein dynamically configurating comprises selectively either configuring the remote communication node as the primary gateway wirelessly coupled to the services while configuring the remote communications device as the secondary gateway wirelessly coupled to the remote communication node, or configuring the remote communication device as the primary gateway wirelessly coupled to the services while configuring the remote communications node as the secondary gateway wirelessly coupled to the remote communication device.