Patent ID: 6961573
Filing Date: 2005-11-01
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for routing communications at a mobile station, comprising: at a mobile station, determining one or more routing metrics associated with each of a plurality of communication paths coupling the mobile station and a destination device, wherein at least one of the routing metrics comprises the link quality of at least one wireless communication link included in each of the communication paths, wherein the link quality used as a routing metric comprises a link quality measurement made at a single point in time, wherein determining the link quality of the wireless communication link comprises measuring the link quality of a control channel established with a device with which the wireless communication link is to be established, and wherein at least one of the communication paths includes a wireless communication link using a different wireless communication protocol than a wireless communication link of one or more of the other communication paths; at the mobile station, receiving routing information from one or more routers coupling the mobile station and the destination device; and routing a communication to the destination device based on the determined routing metrics and the received routing information.