Management of communications with multiple access points based on inter-access point communications
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsOzcan Ozturk, Gavin Bernard Horn
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for managing communications in a wireless communications system. An inter-access point communications link between a first access point and a second access point is established. At the first access point, one or more performance statistics from the second access point are received via the inter-access point communications link. Communication to or from a mobile device via the first access point and the second access point, is managed based at least in part on the received performance statistics.
Claims31
A method for managing communications in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- establishing an inter-access point communications link between a first access point and one or more second access points;
- receiving, at the first access point, one or more performance statistics from the one or more second access points via the inter-access point communications link;
- managing, by the first access point, established communications between a mobile device and the first access point based at least in part on the received performance statistics, and established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics;
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- transferring a portion of data flows of the established communications between the mobile device and the first access point to the established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics.
An apparatus for managing communications in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
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- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- establish an inter-access point communications link between a first access point and one or more second access points;
- receive, at the first access point, one or more performance statistics from the one or more second access points via the inter-access point communications link;
- manage, by the first access point, established communications between a mobile device and the first access point based at least in part on the received performance statistics, and established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics;
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- transfer a portion of data flows of the established communications between the mobile device and the first access point to the established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics.
An apparatus for managing communications in a wireless communications system, comprising:
- means for establishing an inter-access point communications link between a first access point and one or more second access points;
- means for receiving, at the first access point, one or more performance statistics from the one or more second access points via the inter-access point communications link;
- means for managing, by the first access point, established communications between a mobile device and the first access point based at least in part on the received performance statistics, and established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics;
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- a processor configured to transfer a portion of data flows of the established communications between the mobile device and the first access point to the established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics.
A computer program product for managing communications in a wireless communications system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
- establish an inter-access point communications link between a first access point and one or more second access points;
- receive, at the first access point, one or more performance statistics from the one or more second access points via the inter-access point communications link;
- manage, by the first access point, established communications between a mobile device the first access point based at least in part on the received performance statistics, and established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics;
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- transfer a portion of data flows of the established communications between the mobile device and the first access point to the established communications between the mobile device and the one or more second access points based at least in part on the received performance statistics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.