Patent ID: 8750098

Claim:
A method, comprising: monitoring, by a system comprising a processor, a performance condition comprising monitoring information representing a quality of traffic delivery through a first telecommunications channel of a primary backhaul link between a first femtocell access point device and a first customer premises equipment device; determining, by the system, a status relating to whether a second customer premises equipment device, identified as a customer premises equipment device with an active backhaul link, is available to establish a secondary backhaul link; receiving, by the system, a request to configure a second telecommunication channel subsequent to a secondary backhaul link connection being determined to be established; initiating, by the system, establishing a second telecommunication channel on the secondary backhaul link between a second femtocell access point device and the second customer premises equipment device in response to determining that a rule related to the performance condition is satisfied with regard to the quality of the traffic delivery through the first telecommunications channel; and initiating, by the system, configuring of the second telecommunication channel in response to the request and the secondary backhaul link connection being determined to be established.