Patent ID: 8175043
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: broadcasting a path establishment request signal to one or more intermediate mobile user devices from an originating mobile user device to establish a plurality of disparate connection paths with a base station when the originating mobile user device loses a connection path with the base station, wherein at least one of the plurality of disparate connection paths establishes or maintains communication between the originating mobile user device and the base station; receiving one or more path establishment response signals from the one or more intermediate mobile user devices associated with the one or more disparate connection paths; broadcasting one or more path confirmation request signals to the one or more intermediate mobile user devices based at least in part on the one or more path establishment response signals; and receiving one or more path confirmation response signals from the one or more intermediate mobile user devices associated with the one or more disparate connection paths to establish the one or more disparate connection paths.