Patent ID: 9578541
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: accessing, by a system comprising a processor, transport layer control information associated with network traffic of a backhaul network communicatively coupled between a plurality of core network nodes of a wireless communication network and a radio access node of the wireless communication network, wherein the radio access node is communicatively coupled to the plurality of core network nodes by way of the backhaul network; determining, by the system, a plurality of message transfer delays based on the transport layer control information, wherein the plurality of message transfer delays are representative of the network traffic between the plurality of core network nodes and the radio access node; assigning, by the system, a plurality of weighting factors to the plurality of core network nodes based on the plurality of message transfer delays; and providing, by the system, a scheduler with access to the plurality of weighting factors to enable the scheduler to identify a first group of core network nodes of the plurality of core network nodes and a second group of core network nodes of the plurality of core network nodes based on the plurality of weighting factors, wherein the providing of the access enables the radio access node to establish communications links with the first and second groups of core network nodes, selectively sending communications messages: