Patent ID: 9167426
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile device, comprising: a first transceiver for supporting access to a network via a first wireless link using a first wireless access protocol; and a second transceiver for supporting a wireless access point for one or more mobile clients to the network via a second wireless link using a second wireless access protocol, the one or more mobile clients being unable to use the first wireless access protocol to access the network, the mobile device further configured to alter at least one of support for the first wireless link or the second wireless link upon detecting a change in the mobile device's resource capability, the second transceiver being further configured to initiate a handoff of at least one of the one or more mobile clients to another mobile device configured to support a wireless access point responsive to the change in the mobile device's resource capability, the change in the mobile device's resource capability comprising an available bandwidth on the first wireless link falling below a predetermined threshold.