# US 11,910,414 B2 · Techniques for wireless access and wireline network integration > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,910,414 B2 - Document ID: US11910414B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/564,605 - Filed: 2021-12-29 - Published: 2022-04-21 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2016-03-10 - Assignees: Cisco Technology, Inc. - Applicants: Cisco Technology, Inc. - Inventors: Jennifer Andreoli-Fang; John T. Chapman - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910414B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/52: based on load - H04L 12/2801: {Broadband local area networks} - H04L 12/4625: {Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge} - H04W 28/0278: {using buffer status reports (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling definition H04W72/12)} - H04W 84/045: {using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract One embodiment is a method and includes receiving at a termination element of a first network a bandwidth report (“BWR”), in which the BWR includes information regarding a data transmission opportunity over a second network for at least one endpoint data; scheduling a first network transmission opportunity for the at least one endpoint data using information derived from the received BWR; and receiving from a first network forwarding device the at least one endpoint data in accordance with the scheduled first network transmission opportunity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by a termination element, comprising: receiving at the termination element of a first network a bandwidth report (“BWR”), wherein the BWR includes information regarding a data transmission opportunity over a second network for at least one endpoint data, wherein the BWR indicates a future bandwidth needed for the data transmission with a forward looking traffic profile comprising a quantity of bytes required at a specific time interval, wherein receiving the BWR comprises receiving the BWR as a unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow, and wherein a maximum BWR packet sending rate is equal to a UGS grant interval; scheduling a first network transmission opportunity for the at least one endpoint data using the information derived from the received BWR; and receiving from a first network forwarding device the at least one endpoint data in accordance with the scheduled first network transmission opportunity. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the BWR occurs prior to an arrival of the at least one endpoint data at the first network forwarding device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a grant message identifying the scheduled first network transmission opportunity to the first network forwarding device prior to an arrival of the at least one endpoint data at the first network forwarding device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the at least one endpoint data transmission opportunity over the second network is generated by a scheduler comprising an LTE scheduler from a Buffer Status Report (“BSR”) received from the at least one endpoint and wherein the BWR is generated by a BWR builder using at least the information regarding the at least one endpoint data transmission opportunity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising processing the BWR at the first network forwarding device to produce a Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) REQ message. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the grant message comprises a Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) MAP message. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first network comprises a wired communications network and the second network comprises a wireless communications network. ### Claim 8 An apparatus comprising a termination element of a first network, a processor, and a memory device, wherein the apparatus is configured to: receive a bandwidth report (“BWR”), wherein the BWR includes information regarding a data transmission opportunity over a second network for at least one endpoint data, wherein the BWR indicates a future bandwidth needed for the data transmission with a forward looking traffic profile comprising a quantity of bytes required at a specific time interval, wherein receiving the BWR comprises receiving the BWR as a unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow, and wherein a maximum BWR packet sending rate is equal to a UGS grant interval; schedule a first network transmission opportunity for the at least one endpoint data using the information derived from the received BWR; and receive from a first network forwarding device the at least one endpoint data in accordance with the scheduled first network transmission opportunity. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus being configured to receive the BWR comprises the apparatus being configured to receive the BWR prior to an arrival of the at least one endpoint data at the first network forwarding device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further configured to transmit a grant message identifying the scheduled first network transmission opportunity to the first network forwarding device prior to an arrival of the at least one endpoint data at the first network forwarding device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the information regarding the at least one endpoint data transmission opportunity over the second network is generated by a scheduler comprising an LTE scheduler from a Buffer Status Report (“BSR”) received from the at least one endpoint and wherein the BWR is generated by a BWR builder using at least the information regarding the at least one endpoint data transmission opportunity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further configured to process the BWR at the first network forwarding device to produce a Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) REQ message and wherein the grant message comprises a Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) MAP message. ### Claim 13 One or more non-transitory tangible media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising: receiving a bandwidth report (“BWR”), wherein the BWR includes information regarding a data transmission opportunity over a second network for at least one endpoint data, wherein the BWR indicates a future bandwidth needed for the data transmission with a forward looking traffic profile comprising a quantity of bytes required at a specific time interval, wherein receiving the BWR comprises receiving the BWR as a unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow, and wherein a maximum BWR packet sending rate is equal to a UGS grant interval; scheduling a first network transmission opportunity for the at least one endpoint data using the information derived from the received BWR; and receiving from a first network forwarding device the at least one endpoint data in accordance with the scheduled first network transmission opportunity. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The media of claim 13, wherein the receiving the BWR occurs prior to an arrival of the at least one endpoint data at the first network forwarding device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The media of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise transmitting a grant message identifying the scheduled first network transmission opportunity to the first network forwarding device prior to an arrival of the at least one endpoint data at the first network forwarding device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The media of claim 13, wherein the information regarding the at least one endpoint data transmission opportunity over the second network is generated by a scheduler comprising an LTE scheduler from a Buffer Status Report (“BSR”) received from the at least one endpoint and wherein the BWR is generated by a BWR builder using at least the information regarding the at least one endpoint data transmission opportunity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The media of claim 13, wherein the operations further comprise processing the BWR at the first network forwarding device to produce a Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) REQ message and wherein the grant message comprises a Data over Cable Service Interface Specification (“DOCSIS”) MAP message. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The media of claim 13, wherein receiving the BWR as the UGS flow comprises receiving the BWR as the UGS flow at a predetermined interval of a fixed message length, and wherein the predetermined interval is equal to the UGS grant interval of the UGS flow. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the BWR as the UGS flow comprises receiving the BWR as the UGS flow at a predetermined interval of a fixed message length, and wherein the predetermined interval is equal to the UGS grant interval of the UGS flow. ### Claim 20 (depends on 8) The media of claim 8, wherein receiving the BWR as the UGS flow comprises receiving the BWR as the UGS flow at a predetermined interval of a fixed message length, and wherein the predetermined interval is equal to the UGS grant interval of the UGS flow.