Patent ID: 8477639
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating network status information, comprising: receiving, via a first link, a request for status information from a client device, the first link being a data link between a router device and a client device; in response to the request, polling a data exchanger for status information via a second link between the router device and the data exchanger, the status information identifying a state of a third link between the data exchanger and a wide area network, and wherein the data exchanger is a data enabled cellular communication device and the third link is a cellular data link and wherein polling the data exchanger for status information comprises polling the data exchanger for repositioning data for the data exchanger, the repositioning data indicating one or more of a direction or location for repositioning the data exchanger to realize an improved signal strength of the cellular data link; receiving the status information via the second link; and communicating the status information to the client device via the first link.