Patent Publication Number: US-2010128300-A1

Title: Mobile office solution

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to information technology infrastructure, and more specifically, to providing mobility to such an infrastructure. 
     2. Background 
     The conventional information technology infrastructure can be complex and expensive. Further, it may be difficult, in certain situations, to receive sufficient and appropriate information technology services. Accordingly, there is a need for providing information technology infrastructure solution. 
     SUMMARY 
     The present invention provides for mobile information technology infrastructure, where a server, a broadband network aggregator, and at least one wireless communication device are aggregated to combine the bandwidth of at least one wireless communication device and to generate information technology services with a single wireless backhaul channel. 
     In one implementation, a mobile information technology infrastructure system is disclosed. The system including: a server; a broadband network aggregator coupled to the server; at least one wireless communication device coupled to the broadband network aggregator; and a mobile enclosure configured to include the server, the broadband network aggregator, and at least one wireless communication device, wherein the server, the broadband network aggregator, and at least one wireless communication device are aggregated to combine the bandwidth of at least one wireless communication device and to generate information technology services with a single wireless backhaul channel. 
     In another implementation, a method of providing information technology infrastructure solution is disclosed. The method including: placing and aggregating a server, a broadband network aggregator, and at least one wireless communication device in a mobile enclosure; combining the bandwidth of at least one wireless communication device; and generating information technology services with a single wireless backhaul channel. 
     Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a mobile information technology infrastructure system in accordance with one implementation of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a flowchart showing a method of providing information technology infrastructure solution in accordance with one implementation of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Certain implementations as disclosed herein provide for mobile information technology infrastructure, where a server, a broadband network aggregator, and at least one wireless communication device are aggregated to combine the bandwidth of at least one wireless communication device and to generate information technology services with a single wireless backhaul channel. After reading this description it will become apparent how to implement the invention in various alternative implementations and alternative applications. However, although various implementations of the present invention will be described herein, it is understood that these implementations are presented by way of example only, and not limitation. As such, this detailed description of various alternative implementations should not be construed to limit the scope or breadth of the present invention. 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram of a mobile information technology infrastructure system  100  in accordance with one implementation of the present invention. In the illustrated implementation, the mobile information technology infrastructure system  100  includes a server  110 , a broadband network aggregator  120 , at least one wireless communication device  130 , and wide-area network (WAN) devices  140 , provided in a mobile enclosure  106 . The mobile enclosure  100  also includes a display  150 , a user input device  152 , an output device  154 , a mobile power supply  160 , and a power transformer  162 . The output device  154  includes at least one of a printer, a FAX device, and a copier. Further, the mobile power supply  160  can be recharged using a power re-charger  164 . Accordingly, a plurality of apparatus or devices  106 ,  110 ,  120 ,  130 ,  140 ,  150 ,  152 ,  154 ,  160 ,  162 ,  164  in the mobile information technology infrastructure system  100  are configured to provide office information technology services including computing, storage, Internet, email, and scan/copy/fax/printing services on a platform that is wireless and cordless to be deployed anywhere. 
     In one implementation, the rechargeable mobile power supply  160  in the mobile information technology infrastructure system  100  allows the system to operate for is a fixed amount of time without the need for recharging from a stationary power source. The power source can then be recharged by various means including plugging the system into a standard wall outlet. 
     In the illustrated implementation of  FIG. 1 , the  20  mobile information technology infrastructure system  100  allows aggregation of various wireless communications technologies devices (e.g., Evolution Data Only (EV-DO) which is a standard for high speed wireless broadband; Satellite; and Wi-Fi) to combine the bandwidth of the devices and to generate information technology services with a single wireless backhaul channel. The scalability of the combined bandwidth is sufficient to support local area network and/or wide area network (LAN/WAN) structures (including workstations, smart phones, servers, and the like), and to operate effectively to provide a mobile office information technology environment. In a further implementation, a plurality of information technology infrastructure systems (similar to the system  100 ) are wirelessly daisy-chained together to scale up to a required size, which can support enterprise operations from one to several thousand users at a time. 
     The mobility of the mobile information technology infrastructure system  100  allows the devices to be transported, operated, and repaired easily. The mobility further allows the system  100  to be repositioned without reprogramming or maintenance of the devices. The mobile enclosure  106  can be transported and deployed anywhere there is appropriate telecommunication carrier coverage available. Therefore, the mobile information technology infrastructure system  100  can be deployed by specific verticals that rely on mobility or deployment in areas where traditional infrastructure is either not present or unavailable. These areas include: Military Operations; Homeland Security/Disaster Response; Construction; Work Sites in the Field; Consulting Firms; High Security Areas where clearance to use existing infrastructure is not permitted. 
       FIG. 2  is a flowchart  200  showing a method of providing information technology infrastructure solution in accordance with one implementation of the present invention. At  210 , network devices such as server, broadband network aggregator, and at least one wireless communication device are placed in a mobile enclosure. The network devices are then aggregated, at  220 , and the bandwidth of the wireless communication devices are combined, at  230 . Accordingly, information technology services are generated, at  240 , with a single wireless backhaul channel. 
     The above description of the disclosed implementations is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these implementations will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles described herein can be applied to other implementations without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, it is to be understood that the description and drawings presented herein represent a presently preferred implementation of the invention and are therefore representative of the subject matter which is broadly contemplated by the present invention. It is further understood that the scope of the present invention fully encompasses other implementations that may become obvious to those skilled in the art and that the scope of the present invention is accordingly limited by nothing other than the appended claims.