Patent ID: 9025463
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for conserving bandwidth in a radio access network, the method comprising: determining that a first base station's allocated spectrum usage exceeds a congestion threshold, wherein the congestion threshold is set as a percentage of allocated spectrum, and wherein exceeding the congestion threshold indicates at least one coverage area associated with the first base station is congested; determining that a second base station's allocated spectrum usage is below the congestion threshold, wherein such determination indicates at least one coverage area associated with the second base station is not congested; in response to making the determinations a network-based device initiates, building an ad-hoc wireless-device relay comprising a plurality of wireless devices within the first base station's coverage area or the second base station's coverage area; and relaying data from a mobile device located within the first base station's coverage area to the second base station via the ad-hoc wireless-device relay.