Methods, apparatus, and business techniques are disclosed for use in
distributed communication systems comprising a plurality of communication
protocols. In one embodiment a first air interface is used to initiate
communication between a wireless client and a remote server at least
partially using a first wireless access point. The server sends the
wireless client a stub of a distributed object. The stub is used to
instantiate an object class. The object class defines an interface that
the remote client can use to communicate with the remote server using an
upper layer interface. The distributed object stub also provides an
implementation of a software radio configuration for a set of lower
protocol layers in a second air interface. The wireless client can
thereby communicate with a second wireless access point using said second
air interface protocol. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention
are disclosed that focus on toll-tag and electronic-commerce related
highway systems, distributed federated wireless access systems, and wide
area wireless system capacity augmentation.