Howard M Gray

US Patent:

8059569, Nov 15, 2011

Filed:

Jul 16, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/504203

Inventors:

Wayne E. Olson - Manassas VA, US
Howard L. Gray - Cordova TN, US
Timothy Edward Dudley - Grapevine TX, US

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

370310

Abstract:

A method for controlling a wireless communication signal transmitter over a wireless broadband network is presented. In the method, transmitter commands for the transmitter are received over a wireless broadband network at a wireless broadband router. The transmitter commands are directed from the router over a first wired connection to the transmitter. Also, monitor commands for a monitoring device are received over the network at the router. The monitoring device is configured to monitor an electrical characteristic of the transmitter. The monitor commands are directed from the router over a second wired connection to a serial communication cable adapter. At the adapter, the monitor commands are converted into a serial communication format. The resulting serial monitor commands are transferred from the adapter over a serial communication connection to the monitoring device.