Patent ID: 9461903
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A base station, comprising: a first communication hardware interface configured to communicate with a first content server and a second content server, the first content server and the second content server being configured to deliver a content; a second communication hardware interface configured to communicate with a terminal device; and a processor coupled to the first communication hardware interface and the second communication hardware interface configured to: estimate each of a plurality of first throughputs for each of a plurality of first route patterns, each of a plurality of first route patterns corresponding to each of combinations of a plurality of first routes used in parallel, the plurality of first routes coupling the base station to the first content server respectively, estimate each of a plurality of second throughputs for each of a plurality of second route patterns, each of a plurality of second route patterns corresponding to each of combinations of a plurality of second routes used in parallel, the plurality of second routes coupling the base station to the second content server respectively, estimate a third throughput between the base station and the terminal device, by comparing the plurality of first throughputs and the plurality of second throughputs with the third throughput, select a plurality of third route patterns from the plurality of first route patterns and the plurality of second route patterns, select a fourth route pattern from the plurality of third route patterns based on number of the routes included in the fourth route pattern, acquire the content from the first content server or the second content server using the fourth route pattern, and transmit the content to the terminal device.