Patent ID: 9614651
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of coordinating wireless communication with access nodes, comprising: in response to determining that a throughput over a communication link between a wireless device and a first access node meets a throughput threshold, determining an application requirement of an application running on the wireless device; receiving measurements of a first signal level of the communication link between the wireless device and the first access node and a second signal level of a signal from a second access node received at the wireless device; estimating a first data rate using a first communication scheme between the wireless device and the first and second access nodes based on the first and second signal levels, wherein the first communication scheme further comprises sending first data from the wireless device to the first access node, sending second data from the wireless device to the second access node, and processing the first and second data into output data to send to a communication network, and wherein estimating the first data rate is further based on a first loading of a backhaul communication link of the first access node, and a second loading of a backhaul communication link of the second access node; estimating a second data rate using a second communication scheme between the wireless device and the first and second access nodes based on the first and second signal levels; and comparing the first and second data rates to determine which one of the first communication scheme and the second communication scheme meets the application requirement.