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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Gerald J. Gutowski, Glenview, IL (US);
Gerald J. Gutowski, Glenview, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for determining which of a plurality of backhaul methods is assigned to a portion of a wireless communication by monitoring at least one quality metric relating to the communication. Then, a backhaul method is assigned according to a predetermined function of the quality metric(s) for at least a portion of the wireless communication from a plurality of available backhaul methods. The quality metric may include any of a variety of indicators, and a default backhaul method may be applied to portions of the wireless communication. These embodiments may be implemented through the use of a wireless communication node including a processor circuit operably coupled to a quality metric sensor and a receiving circuit such that the processor circuit may determine which of the plurality of backhaul pathways should be used to transmit data.