Patent ID: 9445334
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. An access point for wireless communication, comprising: a first communication component configured to provide service to an access terminal connected to the access point in a coverage area associated with the access point using at least a first transceiver that supports a radio access technology having a first type; a processing system configured to determine, at the access point, at least one indication indicative of traffic conditions associated with the radio access technology having the first type based on one or more network attributes that are visible to the access point without explicit support from the connected access terminal, to switch, at the access point, the radio access technology that the access point uses to provide the service to the connected access terminal to a second type instead of the first type based on the at least one indication, and to send a message to the connected access terminal via the radio access technology having the first type, the message configured to cause the connected access terminal to disable communication via the radio access technology having the first type and to enable communication via the radio access technology having the second type; and a second communication component configured to provide the service to the access terminal connected to the access point in the coverage area associated with the access point using at least a second transceiver that supports the radio access technology having the second type as a result of the switch in the radio access technology that the access point uses to provide the service to the connected access terminal, wherein the access point corresponds to one node on a wireless network.