Patent ID: 11968564
Assignee: ASSIA SPE LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A small cell base station comprising:
a first cellular interface coupled to at least one cellular device within a small cell, the first cellular interface receives uplink traffic from the at least one cellular device;
a second cellular interface coupled to a first backhaul, the second cellular interface receives first performance parameter information related to the first backhaul that is coupled to a first base station, the first backhaul operating in accordance with a first cellular standard;
a third cellular interface coupled to a second backhaul, the third cellular interface receives second performance parameter information related to the second backhaul that is coupled to the first base station, the second backhaul operating in accordance with a second cellular standard that is different than the first cellular standard;
a backhaul assessment module coupled to receive the first and second performance parameter information, the backhaul assessment module analyzes the first and second performance parameter information to identify a preferred uplink traffic flow on the second and third cellular interfaces; and
a processor coupled to receive the uplink traffic, the processor coordinates transmission of at least a first portion of the uplink traffic on the first backhaul and at least a second portion of the uplink traffic on the second backhaul based at least in part on the preferred uplink traffic flow.