Patent ID: 7447506

Claim:
A method implemented on a wireless device for distributing a load across two or more base stations comprising: determining if a received signal strength (“RSSI”) value from a first base station is greater-than a RSSI value received from a second base station; determining if a traffic load on said first base station is congested; selecting the first base station if it is determined that the RSSI value from the base station is higher than the RSSI value from the second base station; and selecting the second base station if said RSSI value from said first base station is higher than said RSSI value from said second base station, and it is determined that the first base station is congested as determined by a number of wireless devices serviced by the first station over a period of time exceeding a predetermined threshold value; wherein said congestion detection logic determines said average load based on TrafNum values read from synchronization packets.