METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A COMMUNICATION NODE BY MONITORING SIGNALS

摘要

A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for receiving bandwidth utilization information associated with each of a plurality of communication nodes, and initiating communications with a communication node selected from the plurality of communication nodes according to a comparison of the bandwidth utilization information and a measure of quality of a communication link of each of the plurality of communication nodes. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
monitoring, by a communication device comprising a processor, bandwidth utilization at each of a plurality of communication nodes; determining, by the communication device, a measure of quality of a communication link between the communication device and each of the plurality of communication nodes; and initiating, by the communication device, communications with a communication node selected from the plurality of communication nodes according to a comparison of the bandwidth utilization and the measure of quality of the communication link of each of the plurality of communication nodes.