Managing internet protocol based resources in a packet-based access network

A wireless router disposed at a base station to commonly manage one or more resources of a packet-based access network across a wireless network portion and a fixed, wired network portion thereof, said wireless router comprising:

• a first interface to keep active a first connection with a wireless communication device for a particular user thereof;
• a second interface to simultaneously keep active a second connection to said wireless communication device for jointly managing said one or more resources on a network layer, each interface of said first and second interfaces enables a different type of Internet protocol-based access;
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• a storage storing instructions to analyze transport of said plurality of packets across said wireless router during a specific service of said particular user for forwarding said plurality of packets based on an Internet protocol-based strategy being utilized on said network layer.

A communication system to commonly manage one or more resources to determine routing of a plurality of packets for a particular user on a network layer of a packet-based access network across a fixed, wired network portion and a wireless network portion thereof, said communication system comprising:

• a first and a second wireless router associated with said wireless network portion, each wireless router of said first and second wireless routers enables at least one of a first connection active over a first interface and a second connection being simultaneously active over a second interface such that each interface of said first and second interfaces provides a different type of Internet protocol-based access, wherein a particular one of said first and second wireless routers to selectively communicate with a wireless communication device over any one of said at least one of said first connection active over said first interface and said second connection being simultaneously active over said second interface, said particular one of said first and second wireless routers to analyze transport of said plurality of packets between said first wireless router and a first Internet protocol-based router associated with said fixed, wired network portion of said packet-based access network during a specific service of said particular user for forwarding said plurality of packets based on an Internet protocol-based strategy being utilized on said network layer.

An article comprising a computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed cause a communication system to:

• enable at least one of a first wireless connection over a first interface and a second wireless connection being simultaneously active over a second interface for a particular user to manage one or more Internet Protocol based resources in a packet-based access network;
• distribute information indicative of transport of a plurality of packets during a specific service of said particular user across said first and second wireless connections and at least one wireline connection;
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• select at least one connection from said first and second wireless connections and said at least one wireline connection based on the information associated therewith to determine routing of said plurality of packets in said packet-based access network.

An apparatus for managing one or more Internet Protocol based resources in a packet-based access network, the apparatus comprising:

• means for enabling at least one of a first wireless connection over a first interface and a second wireless connection being simultaneously active over a second interface for a particular user;
• means for distributing information indicative of transport of a plurality of packets during a specific service of said particular user across said first and second wireless connections and at least one wireline connection;
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• means for selecting at least one connection from said first and second wireless connections and said at least one wireline connection based on the information associated therewith to determine routing of said plurality of packets in said packet-based access network.