Patent ID: 7366120
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication network, comprising: a wireless network formed from a plurality of base transceiver stations configured to operate according to a wireless network technology; and a meshed backhaul network configured to carry backhaul traffic for said cellular network from the base transceiver stations to an aggregation point, said meshed backhaul network comprising links between the base transceiver stations and between the base transceiver stations and the aggregation point; wherein at least one of the links is a dual redundant wireless link interconnecting two network elements, said two network elements comprising two of the base transceiver stations or a base transceiver station and an aggregation point; wherein the dual redundant wireless link includes at least two individual wireless links, and wherein knowledge of the at least two wireless links is limited to the two network elements interconnected by the at least two wireless links; and wherein the network elements are configured to advertise an aggregate bandwidth available on the at least two wireless links as a single available bandwidth to the base transceiver stations on the network.