Method and system of providing bandwidth on demand to WAN user from WLAN access point
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Mar 25, 2004
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Sep 19, 2002
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Sep 19, 2002
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A system and method of providing bandwidth on demand to a Wide Area Network (WAN) user from a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access point including determining a current position of a mobile appliance associated with the WAN user by a mobile switching center; transmitting the current position of the mobile appliance to a position location server over a WAN network; selecting a WLAN access point position location server that is accessible from the current position of the mobile appliance; determining the direction to the mobile appliance from the serving access point transmitting the direction to the serving access point; controlling a serving access point directional antenna so that it points in the direction of the mobile appliance; and establishing a communication link with the mobile appliance to provide bandwidth on a WLAN network to the WAN user, thereby enabling the WAN user to access and utilize a WLAN network for performing a task.
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