Wireless router systems and methods

Abstract

A communication routing arrangement includes two or more wireless routers coupled to a communication network, and a user device adapted to couple with the communication network through a communication path including at least one of the two or more wireless routers. The communication path between the user device and the communication network is selected based on available resources of the two or more wireless routers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A communication routing arrangement, comprising:
 two or more wireless routers coupled to a communication network; and   a user device adapted to couple with the communication network through a communication path including at least one of the two or more wireless routers;   wherein the communication path between the user device and the communication network is selected based on available resources of the two or more wireless routers.   
     
     
         2 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the available resources include available bandwidth and/or signal strength. 
     
     
         3 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more wireless routers are arranged in a mesh network. 
     
     
         4 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 3 , wherein the two or more wireless routers communicate with each other in a master/slave relationship. 
     
     
         5 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 4 , wherein the master/slave relationship is predetermined. 
     
     
         6 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the master/slave relationship is hierarchical. 
     
     
         7 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 4 , wherein the master/slave relationship is determined in real time. 
     
     
         8 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more wireless routers are associated with one or more networks. 
     
     
         9 . The communication routing arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more networks include an Ethernet or an Evolution-Data Optimized (EVDO) network.