Patent Document ID: 10165467
Application ID: 15202496
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A first base station comprising: a first radio transceiver configured to receive attach requests from a plurality of mobile devices using an asymmetric wireless protocol; a second radio transceiver configured to attach to a second base station as an associated mobile device of the second base station using the asymmetric wireless protocol to create an existing link; a subscriber identity card coupled to the second radio transceiver; and a processor configured to route requests for data from the plurality of mobile devices through the second radio transceiver, wherein the second base station provides gateway functionality for the first base station toward a core network, wherein the processor is further configured, if a desired uplink speed towards the core network exceeds an uplink speed of the existing link, to permit the second base station to attach to the first base station via the first radio transceiver as an associated mobile device of the first base station, and to reconfigure the second radio transceiver to detach from the second base station, thereby creating a new link and increasing available uplink speed from the first base station to the second base station relative to the uplink speed of the existing link, and wherein the first radio transceiver is configured to enable aggregation of a plurality of carrier bands for the new link.