Patent ID: 9338085
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising, receiving requests for data flows over a wireless access network between wireless devices selectively attached to the wireless access network and a core network communicably connected to the wireless access network, the wireless access network including at least one base-station node and a plurality of relay nodes communicably connected in a mesh-network topology such that for each of the wireless devices there are a plurality of potential signal paths on the wireless access network between the respective wireless device and the core network; determining, for a requested data flow of each of the wireless devices, an optimal signal path from among the plurality of potential signal paths based on characteristics of the plurality of potential signal paths and on characteristics of the data flow requested such that the determination of the optimal signal path balances performance of the entire wireless access network against individual performance for the respective requested data flow; establishing a route for each requested data flow for which an optimal signal path has been determined in accordance with the optimal signal path determined for the respective data flow; upon occurrence of select network events, reassessing the optimal signal path for at least one of the requested data flows that is currently active and for which a route has been established; and establishing a new route for at least one of the requested data flows whose optimal signal path has been reassessed in accordance with the reassessment of the optimal signal path, wherein the characteristics of the plurality of potential signal paths include bandwidth, occupancy rate, and quality of service, and wherein the data flows that may be requested by the wireless devices include VoIP data flows, video data flows, and TCP-based data flows.