Patent ID: 7953417

Claim:
A wireless terminal in communication with at least a first communication station of a plurality of communication stations over a first wireless communication link, the wireless terminal comprising: a processor; and circuitry coupled to the processor, the circuitry and the processor being cooperatively configured to: receive a first signal from a second communication station over a second wireless communication link; receive a second signal from a third communication station over a third wireless communication link; identify one of the second wireless communication link and the third wireless communication link for receiving data based on a comparison of a signal measurement of the first signal and a signal measurement of the second signal; transmit to at least one of the second communication station and the third communication station an indicator identifying the one of the second wireless communication link and the third wireless communication link for receiving data; and maintain communication of data over the first wireless communication link for a plurality of time intervals until data is directed over the identified one of the second wireless communication link and the third wireless communication link.