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Method and apparatus for improving network performance in a communication system

US8224336B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

David B. Small · Dublin, US
Canhui Ou · Berkeley, US
Jonathan Roll · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 7, 2010
Grant date	Jul 17, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 7, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/14
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus is disclosed for improving network performance in a communication system. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a controller to group a plurality of wireless base terminals (WBTs) into first and second groups that share at least one common WBT and select a resultant communication path for the at least one common WBT to a mobile telephone switching office based on differential delays associated with alternative communication paths for combinations of WBTs in at least one of the first and second groups. Additional embodiments are disclosed.

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