Patent ID: 7586843

Claim:
A communication network comprising: a communication ring including a first communication node, a second communication node, a third communication node, and a fourth communication node; a first communication loop coupled to separate points on the communication ring through the first communication node and the second communication node, wherein the first communication node and the second communication node are each at an end of the first communication loop; a second communication loop coupled to separate points on the communication ring through the third communication node and the fourth communication node, wherein the third communication node and the fourth communication node are each at an end of the second communication loop, and wherein the first communication loop and the second communication loop are not closed to form rings; a service center coupled to the communication ring; a first set of wireless access points coupled to the first communication loop; a second set of wireless access points coupled to the second communication loop; wherein the wireless access points are configured to exchange user communications in a wireless communication format with user wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless access points and the communication nodes are configured to exchange the user communications over the communication loops, and wherein the communication nodes and the service center are configured to exchange the user communications over the communication ring.