Patent ID: 9049576
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for effecting communications over a communications network, said method comprising: receiving a request for a communication originated by first end-user equipment at a first end-user premises, said first end-user equipment including a first communications gateway acting as a communications hub for said first end-user premises and providing communications over said communications network for said first end-user equipment at said first premises, when an ability of the first end-user equipment to communicate over said communications network via said first communications gateway is disrupted; determining, based on a destination of the communication, that the communication is to be effected over the communications network; and establishing a wireless communication link between said first communications gateway and a second communications gateway at a second end-user premises, said second communications gateway acting as a hub at the second-end user premises and connecting second end-user equipment at the second end-user premises to the communications network to effect communications by said second end-user equipment over said communications network; causing information pertaining to the communication to be exchanged between the first end-user equipment and the communications network via said wireless communication link established between the first end-user equipment and said second communications gateway to effect said communications over said network by way of said second communications gateway.