Systems and methods for providing time and location dependent bandwidth in wireless networks

Abstract

A subscription detail may be provided, where the subscription detail indicating quality of service levels for a subscriber device seeking to access a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) maintained by a base station, the subscription detail indicating a first quality of service in a first network context, and the subscription detail indicating a second quality of service in a second network context. A particular subscriber device is detected in a wireless LAN. Access over the wireless LAN is provided to the particular subscriber device at a first quality of service level based on a first network context in accordance with a subscription detail. Access over the wireless LAN is provided to the particular subscriber device at a second quality of service level based on the second network context in accordance with the subscription detail.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a subscriptions database for storing a subscription detail, the subscription detail indicating quality of service levels for a subscriber device seeking to access a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) maintained by a base station, the subscription detail indicating a first quality of service in a first network context, and the subscription detail indicating a second quality of service in a second network context;   a management system coupled to the subscriptions database and to the base station, the management system configured to instruct the base station to:
 detect a particular subscriber device in the wireless LAN; 
 provide access over the wireless LAN to the particular subscriber device at a first quality of service level based on the first network context in accordance with the subscription detail; and 
 provide access over the wireless LAN to the particular subscriber device at a second quality of service level based on the second network context in accordance with the subscription detail. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first network access context comprises a first time corresponding to first properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the second network access context comprises a second time corresponding to second properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first network access context comprises a first location corresponding to first properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the second network access context comprises a second location corresponding to second properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first quality of service level comprises a residential quality of service level, and the second quality of service level comprises a business quality of service level. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first quality of service level comprises a first bandwidth, and the second quality of service level comprises a second bandwidth different than the first bandwidth. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the management system distributes the subscription detail to the base station. 
     
     
         9 . A method comprising:
 providing a subscription detail, the subscription detail indicating quality of service levels for a subscriber device seeking to access a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) maintained by a base station, the subscription detail indicating a first quality of service in a first network context, and the subscription detail indicating a second quality of service in a second network context;   detecting a particular subscriber device in a wireless LAN;   providing access over the wireless LAN to the particular subscriber device at a first quality of service level based on a first network context in accordance with a subscription detail; and   provide access over the wireless LAN to the particular subscriber device at a second quality of service level based on the second network context in accordance with the subscription detail.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first network access context comprises a first time corresponding to first properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the second network access context comprises a second time corresponding to second properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first network access context comprises a first location corresponding to first properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the second network access context comprises a second location corresponding to second properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first quality of service level comprises a residential quality of service level, and the second quality of service level comprises a business quality of service level. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the first quality of service level comprises a first bandwidth, and the second quality of service level comprises a second bandwidth different than the first bandwidth. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising distributing the subscription detail to the base station. 
     
     
         19 . A base station comprising:
 a network interface configured to access a subscriptions database for storing a subscription detail, the subscription detail indicating quality of service levels for a subscriber device seeking to access a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) maintained by the base station, the subscription detail indicating a first quality of service in a first network context, and the subscription detail indicating a second quality of service in a second network context;   a management system configured to:
 detect a particular subscriber device in the wireless LAN; 
 provide access over the wireless LAN to the particular subscriber device at a first quality of service level based on the first network context in accordance with the subscription detail; and 
 provide access over the wireless LAN to the particular subscriber device at a second quality of service level based on the second network context in accordance with the subscription detail. 
   
     
     
         20 . The base station of  claim 19 , wherein the first network access context comprises a first time corresponding to first properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         21 . The base station of  claim 20 , wherein the second network access context comprises a second time corresponding to second properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         22 . The base station of  claim 19 , wherein the first network access context comprises a first location corresponding to first properties of the network connection. 
     
     
         23 . The base station of  claim 22 , wherein the second network access context comprises a second location corresponding to second properties of the network connection.