System and method for routing communications based on wireless communication link quality
First Claim
1. A method for routing communications at a mobile station, comprising:
- at a mobile station, determining one or more routing metrics associated with each of a plurality of communication paths coupling the mobile station and a destination device, wherein at least one of the routing metrics comprises the instantaneous link quality of at least one wireless communication link included in each of the communication paths, and wherein at least one of the communication paths includes a wireless communication link using a different wireless communication protocol than a wireless communication link of one or more of the other communication paths;
at the mobile station, receiving routing information from one or more routers coupling the mobile station and the destination device; and
routing a communication to the destination device based on the determined routing metrics and the received routing information.
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Abstract
A method for routing communications at a mobile station includes determining, at a mobile station, one or more routing metrics that are associated with each of a number of communication paths that couple the mobile station and a destination device. At least one of the routing metrics includes the link quality of at least one wireless communication link included in each of the communication paths. The method also includes receiving, at the mobile station, routing information from one or more routers that couple the mobile station and the destination device. The method further includes routing a communication to the destination device based on the determined routing metrics and the received routing information.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for routing communications at a mobile station, comprising:
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at a mobile station, determining one or more routing metrics associated with each of a plurality of communication paths coupling the mobile station and a destination device, wherein at least one of the routing metrics comprises the instantaneous link quality of at least one wireless communication link included in each of the communication paths, and wherein at least one of the communication paths includes a wireless communication link using a different wireless communication protocol than a wireless communication link of one or more of the other communication paths; at the mobile station, receiving routing information from one or more routers coupling the mobile station and the destination device; and routing a communication to the destination device based on the determined routing metrics and the received routing information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile station, comprising:
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a plurality of communication interfaces enabling a plurality of wireless communication links to the mobile station; and a router coupled to the communication interfaces and operable to; maintain one or more metrics associated with each of a plurality of communication paths coupling the mobile station to a destination device, wherein at least one of the metrics comprises the instantaneous link quality of a wireless communication link to the mobile station included in each of the communication paths, and wherein at least two of the wireless communication interfaces use different wireless communication protocols to enable wireless communication links to the mobile station; and receive routing information from one or more routers coupling the mobile station and the destination device; and route a communication to the destination device based on the maintained routing metrics and the received routing information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable medium encoded with software operable to perform a method of routing communications at a mobile station, the method comprising:
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determining, at a mobile station, one or more routing metrics associated with each of a plurality of communication paths coupling the mobile station and a destination device, wherein at least one of the routing metrics comprises the instantaneous link quality of at least one wireless communication link included in each of the communication paths, and wherein at least one of the communication paths includes a wireless communication link using a different wireless communication protocol than a wireless communication link of one or more of the other communication paths; receiving routing information, at the mobile station, from one or more routers coupling the mobile station and the destination device; and routing a communication to the destination device based on the determined routing metrics and the received routing information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A system for routing communications at a mobile station, comprising:
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means for determining, at a mobile station, one or more routing metrics associated with each of a plurality of communication paths coupling the mobile station and a destination device, wherein at least one of the routing metrics comprises the instantaneous link quality of at least one wireless communication link included in each of the communication paths; means for receiving, at the mobile station, routing information from one or more routers coupling the mobile station and the destination device, and wherein at least one of the communication paths includes a wireless communication link using a different wireless communication protocol than a wireless communication link of one or more of the other communication paths; and means for routing a communication to the destination device based on the determined routing metrics and the received routing information.
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