Patent ID: 8830971
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile hotspot, comprising: a plurality of wide area network (WAN) radios, wherein each WAN radio is configured for wireless communication using a respective WAN air interface protocol that is different from each other WAN radio; a local radio, wherein the local radio is configured for concurrent wireless communication with up to a maximum number of local devices using a local air interface protocol; a switch for selectively connecting the local radio to an active WAN radio in the plurality of WAN radios, such that wireless communications received by the local radio are repeated using the active WAN radio and wireless communications received by the active WAN radio are repeated using the local radio; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to control the maximum number based, at least in part, on which WAN radio is the active WAN radio, wherein the controller sets the maximum number to a first maximum number when a first one of the WAN radios is the active WAN radio and the controller sets the maximum number to a second, different maximum number when a second one of the WAN radios is the active WAN radio.