System and method for re-routing communications based on wireless communication link quality

A mobile station, comprising:

• a first communication interface operable to enable a first wireless communication link with the mobile station, the first wireless communication link included in a first communication path used for communications between the mobile station and a destination device;
• a second communication interface operable to enable a second wireless communication link with the mobile station, the second wireless communication link included in a second communication path used for communications between the mobile station and the destination device;
• and
• a router operable to:
• monitor the link quality of the first wireless link;
• determine that the link quality of the first communication link has decreased below a low link quality threshold;
• route communications between the mobile station and the destination device to the second communication path that includes the second wireless communication link with the mobile station, the second wireless communication link enabled using the second communication interface, the second communication path selected by the router based on an instantaneous internetwork topology and one or more routing metrics;
• determine that the link quality of the first communication link has decreased below a high link quality threshold that is higher than the low link quality threshold;
• initiate the establishment of the second wireless communication link included in the second communication path;
• and
• route communications between the mobile station and the destination device to both the first and second communication paths.

Communication software embodied in a computer-readable medium and operable to:

• establish a first wireless communication link and a second wireless communication link with a mobile station, the first wireless communication link included in a first communication path used for communications between the mobile station and a destination device, the second wireless communication link included in a second communication path used for communications between the mobile station and the destination device;
• monitor, from the mobile station, the link quality of the first wireless link;
• determine, at the mobile station, that the link quality of the first communication link has decreased below a low link quality threshold;
• route communications between the mobile station and the destination device the second communication path that includes the second wireless communication link to the mobile station, the second communication path selected by the router based on an instantaneous internetwork topology and one or more routing metrics;
• determine, at the mobile station, that the link quality of the first communication link has decreased below a high link quality threshold that is higher than the low link quality threshold;
• establish the second wireless communication link included in the second communication path;
• and
• route communications between the mobile station and the destination device to both the first and second communication paths.

A system for re-routing communications based on link quality, comprising:

• means for establishing a first wireless communication link and a second wireless communication link with a mobile station, the first wireless communication link included in a first communication path used for communications between the mobile station and a destination device, the second wireless communication link included in a second communication path used for communications between the mobile station and the destination device;
• means for monitoring, from the mobile station, the link quality of the first wireless link;
• means for determining, at the mobile station, that the link quality of the first communication link has decreased below a low link quality threshold;
• means for routing communications between the mobile station and the destination device to the second communication path that includes the second wireless communication link to the mobile station, the second communication path selected based on an instantaneous internetwork topology and one or more routing metrics;
• means for determining, at the mobile station, that the link quality of the first communication link has decreased below a high link quality threshold that is higher than the low link quality threshold;
• means for establishing the second wireless communication link included in the second communication path;
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• means for routing communications between the mobile station and the destination device to both the first and second communication paths.