Next generation intelligent mesh network with fronthaul and backhaul services

• Main Author: Tan, Thomas H
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.11.2019
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide to establish a link with a wireless station of a wireless access network that is one of a next generation partial mesh network or a next generation full mesh network; receive current control information pertaining to one or multiple second links of a data plane for end user traffic that are between the wireless station and one or multiple wireless stations, the current control information including link information, service performance information, or traffic flow information; analyze the current control information; determine whether the one or multiple second links should be changed; change one or more of the one or more multiple second links when determining that the one or multiple second links should be changed; and transmit, to the wireless station, routing and forwarding information that indicates the one or more of the one or more multiple second links.