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A packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system includes: a wireless base station communicating via a packet-centric protocol to a first data network; one or more host workstations communicating via the packet-centric protocol to the first data network; one or more subscribe

A packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system includes: a wireless base station communicating via a packet-centric protocol to a first data network; one or more host workstations communicating via the packet-centric protocol to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations coupled with the wireless base station over a shared bandwidth via the packet-centric protocol over a wireless medium; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled via the packet-centric protocol to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network. The packet-centric protocol can be transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP). The packet-centric protocol can be a user datagram protocol/internet protocol (UDP/IP). The system can include a resource allocation means for allocating shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations. The resource allocation is performed to optimize end-user quality of service (QoS). The wireless communication medium can include at least one of: a radio frequency (RF) communications medium; a cable communications medium; and a satellite communications medium. The wireless communication medium can further include a telecommunications access method including at least one of: a time division multiple access (TDMA) access method; a time division multiple access/time division duplex (TDMA/TDD) access method; a code division multiple access (CDMA) access method; and a frequency division multiple access (FDMA) access method.The first data network includes at least one of: a wireline network; a wireless network; a local area network (LAN); and a wide area network (WAN). The second network includes at least one of: a wireline network; a wireless network; a local area network (LAN); and a wide area network (WAN).

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1. A packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system comprising:a wireless base station communicating via a packet-centric protocol to a first data network; one or more host workstations communicating via said packet-centric protocol to said first data network; one or more sub

1. A packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system comprising:a wireless base station communicating via a packet-centric protocol to a first data network; one or more host workstations communicating via said packet-centric protocol to said first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations coupled with said wireless base station over a shared wireless bandwidth via said packet-centric protocol over a wireless communication medium, wherein said packet-centric protocol used over said wireless communication medium is not circuit-centric, and wherein real-time wireless bandwidth allocations and system resource allocations are determined based on contents of packets to be communicated over said wireless communication medium; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled via said packet-centric protocol to each of said subscriber CPE stations over a second network. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said packet-centric protocol is transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP).3. The system of claim 1, wherein said packet-centric protocol is user datagram protocol/internet protocol (UDP/IP).4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:resource allocation means for allocating said shared wireless bandwidth among said subscriber CPE stations. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein said resource allocation is performed to optimize end-user quality of service (QoS).6. The system of claim 1, wherein said wireless communication medium comprises at least one of:a radio frequency (RF) communications medium; a cable communications medium; and a satellite communications medium. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein said wireless communication medium further comprises, a telecommunications access method including at least one of:a time division multiple access (TDMA) access method; a time division multiple access, time division duplex (TDMA/TDD) access method; a code division multiple access (CDMA) access method; and a frequency division multiple access (FDMA) access method. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein said first data network comprises at least one of:a wireline network; a wireless network; a local area network (LAN); and a wide area network (WAN). 9. The system of claim 1, wherein said second network comprises at least one of:a wireline network; a wireless network; a local area network (LAN); and a wide area network (WAN). 10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:a resource allocator that allocates said shared wireless bandwidth among said subscriber CPE stations. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein said resource allocator optimizes end-user quality of service (QoS).12. The system of claim 10, wherein said resource allocator is application aware.13. A packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system comprising:a wireless base station communicating via a packet-centric protocol to a first data network, wherein said packet-centric protocol comprises at least one of a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP), and a user datagram protocol/internet protocol (UDP/IP); one or more host workstations communicating via said packet-centric protocol to said first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations coupled with said wireless base station over a shared wireless bandwidth via said packet-centric protocol over a wireless communication medium, wherein said packet-centric protocol used over said wireless communication medium is not circuit-centric, and wherein real-time wireless bandwidth allocations and system resource allocations are determined based on contents of packets to be communicated over said wireless communication medium; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled via said packet-centric protocol to each of said subscriber CPE stations over a second network. 14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:resource allocation means for allocating said shared wireless bandwidth among said subscriber CPE stations and wherein said resource allocation means comprises means for performing bandwidth allocation to ensure optimal end-user quality of service (QoS). 15. The system of claim 13, wherein said wireless communication medium comprises a radio frequency (RF) communications medium.16. The system of claim 13, wherein said wireless communication medium comprisesa cable communications medium. 17. The system of claim 13, wherein said wireless communication medium further comprises, a telecommunications access method including a time division multiple access/time division duplex (TDMA/TDD) access method.18. The system of claim 13, wherein said first data network comprises a wireline wide area network (WAN) and said second network comprises a wireline local area network (LAN).19. The system of claim 13, further comprising:a resource allocator that allocates said shared wireless bandwidth among said subscriber CPE stations, wherein said resource allocator optimizes end-user quality of service (QoS), and wherein said resource allocator is application aware. 20. The system of claim 13, wherein said packet-centric protocol is not an asynchronous transfer mode protocol.21. The system of claim 1, wherein said real-time wireless bandwidth allocations and system resource allocations are made based on at least one of:a packet header contents, and a packet payload contents. 22. The system of claim 13, wherein said real-time wireless bandwidth allocations and system resource allocations are made based on at least one of:a packet header contents, and a packet payload contents.