Network-managed fiber and wireless access converged connectivity
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsRashmi Palamadai, Yupeng Jia
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Abstract
A processing system including at least one processor may obtain network performance information from a converged access device, where the converged access device is capable of a fiber access network connection to a communication network and at least one type of wireless access network connection to the communication network. The processing system may next determine, via a converged service management model in accordance with the network performance information from the converged access device, a network access modality distribution for the converged access device. The processing system may then transmit, to the converged access device, the network access modality distribution for implementation by the converged access device.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a processing system including at least one processor, network performance information from a converged access device, wherein the converged access device is capable of a fiber access network connection to a communication network and at least one type of wireless access network connection to the communication network;
- determining, by the processing system via a converged service management model in accordance with the network performance information from the converged access device, a network access modality distribution for the converged access device;
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- transmitting, by the processing system to the converged access device, the network access modality distribution for implementation by the converged access device.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- obtaining network performance information from a converged access device, wherein the converged access device is capable of a fiber access network connection to a communication network and at least one type of wireless access network connection to the communication network;
- determining, via a converged service management model in accordance with the network performance information from the converged access device, a network access modality distribution for the converged access device;
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- transmitting, to the converged access device, the network access modality distribution for implementation by the converged access device.
A method comprising:
- monitoring, by a processing system including at least one processor of a converged access device, network performance information associated with the converged access device, wherein the converged access device is capable of a fiber access network connection to a communication network and at least one type of wireless access network connection to the communication network;
- determining, by the processing system, a network performance level shortcoming in accordance with the network performance information;
- selecting, by the processing system, a network access modality distribution for implementation by the converged access device, in response to the determining of the network performance level shortcoming, wherein the network access modality distribution includes at least a first portion of data traffic of the converged access device being allocated to the fiber access network connection and at least a second portion of the data traffic of the converged access device being allocated to the at least one type of wireless access network connection;
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- transmitting, by the processing system to the communication network, an indication of the network access modality distribution that is selected for implementation by the converged access device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.