US 12,035,396 B2
Multi-functional, software configurable device for fixed wireless networks
Nathan Labadie, Gilroy, CA (US); Reshma Suresh, San Jose, CA (US); Ali Mirkamali, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Cheol Su Kim, San Jose, CA (US); Omar Fawazhashim Zakaria, Saratoga, CA (US); Kwok Shing Lee, San Mateo, CA (US); and Kalyan Teja Posani, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on May 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/736,952.
Application 17/736,952 is a division of application No. 16/707,354, filed on Dec. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,375,561.
Prior Publication US 2022/0264681 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H04B 7/0413 (2017.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 84/10 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H04B 7/0413 (2013.01); H04W 84/10 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless network device comprising:
a housing comprising a radio frequency (RF) connector; and
a circuit board disposed within the housing, the circuit board comprising a first antenna, a first radio coupled to the first antenna, a second radio coupled to the RF connector, a processor, and a memory device, wherein the memory device is to store device settings to configure the wireless network device to operate as a first customer premise equipment (CPE) station, a second CPE station, a common-area gateway (CA-GW), or a base station, relay, or gateway (BS-RL-GW), wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a command identifying a device role for the wireless network device;
responsive to the command, configure the wireless network device according to the device role using the device settings; and
responsive to the command, connect to a network switch via a wired link between the wireless network device and the network switch, and connect at least one of the following:
a second device via a first wireless link between the first radio and a radio of the second device; or
a third device via a second wireless link between the second radio and a radio of the third device via a second antenna coupled to the RF connector, the second antenna being external to the housing.