Patent ID: 9282486
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of communication in a cellular communication network that includes a first cellular network and a second cellular network, comprising: receiving, at a main base station of the first cellular network, a request from or to a mobile user equipment of the first cellular network; determining, by the main base station, if the request can be satisfied through the main base station's own backhaul based on traffic load by comparing an effective traffic load to a predetermined maximum traffic load threshold; and if the request cannot be satisfied through the main base station's own backhaul: attempting, by the main base station or a core network of the first cellular network, to select a neighbor base station of at least a second cellular network that is different from the first cellular network, based on at least one of an availability of a backhaul of the neighbor base station, and an offered quality of service of the backhaul of the neighbor base station; and if the attempt is successful, communicating between the main base station and the core network of the first cellular network via a backhaul of the neighbor base station to satisfy the request.