US 12,335,136 B2
Managing distribution access among and across multiple communication networks
Moshiur Rahman, Marlboro, NJ (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/658,785.
Prior Publication US 2023/0327982 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 45/28 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04W 28/08 (2023.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 40/36 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 45/28 (2013.01) [H04L 45/22 (2013.01); H04W 28/0925 (2020.05); H04W 28/0958 (2020.05); H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/305 (2018.08); H04W 40/36 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a system comprising a processor, whether there is a failure associated with a first distribution access channel associated with first network equipment of a first communication network that employs a first communication technology based on a result of analyzing communication condition information representing a communication condition associated with the first distribution access channel, wherein the first distribution access channel was utilized to communicate a first portion of data traffic from a data source device to a device;
in response to determining that there is the failure associated with the first distribution access channel, determining, by the system, a second distribution access channel associated with second network equipment of a second communication network that employs a second communication technology that is able to be utilized to communicate a second portion of the data traffic from the data source device to the device;
in response to determining that the second distribution access channel is able to be utilized to communicate the second portion of the data traffic from the data source device to the device, facilitating, by the system, establishing the second distribution access channel; and
communicating, by the system, the second portion of the data traffic from the data source device to the device via the second distribution access channel associated with the second network equipment of the second communication network, wherein the second distribution access channel is partially routed through the second communication network and partially routed through a part of the first communication network that is determined to not be experiencing the failure.