Interface selection in a wireless router
US10231177B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless router having a WiFi wireless network and including a small cell for routing LTE cellular data to a mobile network core is configured to monitor connected mobile devices and determine whether each mobile device should be connect to the hub using WiFi or LTE in accordance with the current utilization of the WiFi network and the current utilization of the LTE small cell. The network identity information of the device's WiFi interface and the device's LTE interface is provided by an application operating on the mobile device.
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