Selecting a wireless link in a public wireless communication network

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention helps solve the above problems by selecting a wireless link based on historical performance data for the wireless links.
A wireless communication device automatically and periodically monitors each of a plurality of wireless links in a public wireless communication network to generate a set of link metrics for each of the wireless links.
The wireless communication device then processes the link metrics to generate historical performance data for the wireless links.
The wireless communication device selects a selected wireless link from the plurality of wireless links based on the historical performance data.
The wireless communication device then uses the selected wireless link to communicate over the public wireless communication network.
In some embodiments, the wireless communication device is a family radio service radio, a cordless phone, a base for a cordless phone, a cellular phone, or a base station.
In other embodiments, the link metrics are traffic measurements, interference measurements, line quality measurements, or capacity measurements.
In some embodiments, the historical performance data is a total of the link metrics or an average of the link metrics.
In some embodiments, the wireless communication device stores the link metrics in memory.
In one embodiment, the wireless communication device stores the historical performance data in memory.
In another embodiment, the wireless communication device receives a request signal and selects the selected wireless link from the plurality of wireless links in response to the request signal.
In another embodiment, the wireless communication device generates and transmits a link message indicating the selected wireless link.
The wireless communication device advantageously selects the wireless link based on a group of available wireless links.
Another advantage is the wireless communication device selects the wireless link based on the historical performance data, which provides a larger timeframe to determine which wireless link is optimal