# US 2019/0174251 A1 · Facilitating wireless machine to machine communication solutions in 5g or other next generation networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0174251 A1 - Document ID: US20190174251A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/828,738 - Filed: 2017-12-01 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-01 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Sangar Dowlatkhah; Venson Shaw - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190174251A1 ## CPC - H04W 4/70: Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] - H04L 45/24: Multipath - H04L 45/583: {Stackable routers} - H04L 47/125: by balancing the load, e.g. traffic engineering - H04L 47/76: using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation requested by the user or requested by the network in response to changing network conditions - H04L 47/781: {Centralised allocation of resources} - H04L 67/04: specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04L 67/1006: with static server selection, e.g. the same server being selected for a specific client - 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 Facilitating machine to machine communication solutions is provided herein. A system can comprise a processor and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations that can comprise establishing a first communication link between a first communication device associated with a first data center rack of a data center and a second communication device of a central controller device of the data center. The operations can also comprise establishing a second communication link between the first communication device and a third communication device associated with a second data center rack of the data center. Further, the operations can comprise establishing a third communication link between the second communication device and the third communication device. The first communication device, the second communication device, and the third communication device can be configured to communicate using a millimeter wave high speed wireless communication protocol. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: establishing a first communication link between a first communication device associated with a first data center rack of a data center and a second communication device of a central controller device of the data center, wherein the first communication device and the second communication device are configured to communicate using a millimeter wave high speed wireless communication protocol; establishing a second communication link between the first communication device and a third communication device associated with a second data center rack of the data center, wherein the third communication device is configured to communicate using the millimeter wave high speed wireless communication protocol; and establishing a third communication link between the second communication device and the third communication device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first communication device performs a backhaul function that facilitates a first transmission of data via the first communication link. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the first communication device performs an access function that facilitates a second transmission of data via the second communication link. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the second communication link comprises a wireless inter-rack communication within the data center. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the second communication device performs a backhaul function and an access function that enable wireless bidirectional transmit and receive data communication for control and management of the first data center rack and the second data center rack. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: establishing an inter-rack network that comprises the first data center rack, the second data center rack, and other data center racks of the data center other than the first data center rack and the second data center rack; and load balancing network traffic that has been received at the data center to distribute the network traffic substantially uniformly between the first data center rack, the second data center rack, and the other data center racks. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the millimeter wave high speed wireless communication protocol is a 5G millimeter wave high speed wireless communication protocol, and wherein the operations further comprise: performing a discovery function based on a first determination that the second communication link between the first communication device and the third communication device is no longer established; and facilitating establishment of a fourth communication link between the second communication device and a fourth communication device associated with a third data center of the data center based on a second determination that a communication with the first communication device is no longer currently possible, wherein the fourth communication device is configured to communicate using the 5G millimeter wave high speed wireless communication protocol. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to a change in a bandwidth distribution, changing a radio resource allocation for an inter-rack communication link between the first data center rack and the second data center rack. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: establishing multiple simultaneous paths for the inter-rack communication link, and wherein the multiple simultaneous paths implement robust communication links and an increased bandwidth as compared to a single inter-rack communication link between the first data center rack and the second data center rack. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: in response to a change in a bandwidth distribution, changing a radio resource allocation for a self-backhauling communication link of a communication channel between the first communication device and the central controller device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise: establishing multiple simultaneous paths for the self-backhauling communication link, and wherein the multiple simultaneous paths implement robust communication links and an increased bandwidth as compared to a single self-backhauling communication link between the first data center rack and the central controller device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the first communication device, the second communication device, and the third communication device are implemented within the data center to decrease a number of physical cable connections within the data center. ### Claim 13 A method, comprising: facilitating, by a controller device of a wireless network, a first establishment of a first wireless communication link with a first cloud data center rack, wherein the first wireless communication link is established between a first millimeter wave transport device of the controller device and a second millimeter wave transport device of the first cloud data center rack; facilitating, by the controller device, a second establishment of a second wireless communication link with a second cloud data center rack, wherein the second wireless communication link is established between the first millimeter wave transport device and a third millimeter wave transport device of the second cloud data center rack; and facilitating, by the controller device, a third establishment of a third wireless communication link between the first cloud data center rack and the second cloud data center rack, wherein the third wireless communication link is established between the second millimeter wave transport device and the third millimeter wave transport device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: configuring, by the controller device, respective multiple-input-multiple output and beam-forming configurations for the first wireless communication link, the second wireless communication link, and the third wireless communication link. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: configuring, by the controller device, respective interference mitigation configurations for the first cloud data center rack and the second cloud data center rack. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: re-directing, by the controller device, network traffic from the first cloud data center rack to the second cloud data center rack based on a determination that the network traffic is not distributed evenly between the first cloud data center rack and the second cloud data center rack. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: modifying, by the controller device, a radio resources allocation for an inter-rack communication link between the first cloud data center rack and the second cloud data center rack based on a bandwidth distribution. ### Claim 18 A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: facilitating an inter-rack communication between a first rack device and a second rack device, wherein the first rack device and the second rack device are rack devices of a data center, and wherein the inter-rack communication is established between a first wireless 5G millimeter wave transport device of the first rack device and a second wireless 5G millimeter wave transport device of the second rack device; establishing a first backhaul link between the first wireless 5G millimeter wave transport device and a third wireless 5G millimeter wave transport device of a central device of the data center; and establishing a second backhaul link between the second wireless 5G millimeter wave transport device and the third wireless 5G millimeter wave transport device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise: maintaining a load condition data structure that comprises a first load condition for the first rack device and a second load condition for the second rack device, and wherein the first load condition represents a first amount of network traffic processed by the first rack device and the second load condition represents a second amount of network traffic processed by the second rack device; and moving a portion of the first amount of network traffic from the first rack device to the second rack device based on a determination that the first amount of network traffic is larger than the second amount of network traffic by at least a threshold traffic amount. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise: establishing multiple simultaneous paths for the inter-rack communication between the first rack device and the second rack device, and wherein the multiple simultaneous paths comprise robust communication links and an increased bandwidth as compared to a single inter-rack communication link between the first rack device and the second rack device.