Patent ID: 8811318
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for processing traffic directed from one or more terminals to a Base Station (BS) by a first intermediate access point supporting two or more communication schemes, the method comprising: receiving traffic from the one or more terminals by the first intermediate access point according to a first communication scheme; measuring a congestion level of the received traffic by the first intermediate access point; transmitting a first traffic being part of the received traffic from the first intermediate access point to a second intermediate access point according to a second communication scheme different from the first communication scheme, if the congestion level is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold; and transmitting a second traffic being remaining traffic of the received traffic except the first traffic from the first intermediate access point to the BS, wherein the second communication scheme is a communication scheme using a frequency band unused for another communication system.