US 12,177,773 B2
Enhanced broadband and mobility access
Bhushan Padhiar, Frisco, TX (US); Stewart Barker, Lucas, TX (US); Abdellah Tazi, Redmond, WA (US); and Lujing Cai, Morganville, NJ (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/149,805.
Application 18/149,805 is a continuation of application No. 17/101,163, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,553,412.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141944 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04W 84/042 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A network communication device comprising:
a backhaul link circuit configured for communication with a core network of a service provider, wherein the core network provides broadband services to dwellings of broadband customers of the service provider and provides mobile data services to user equipment (UE) devices of mobility customers of the service provider; and
a Wi-Fi access point in data communication with the backhaul link circuit, wherein the Wi-Fi access point is configured to associate with two or more extender devices having MAC addresses registered to two or more of the broadband customers of the service provider, the Wi-Fi access point configured to receive from each respective extender device of the two or more extender devices a respective request to associate with the Wi-Fi access point, each respective extender device having a respective MAC address registered to a different respective broadband customer of the two or more of the broadband customers.