Routing of MPTCP subflows
US10554793B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/182
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed in a source gateway logically positioned in a first wireless access network between a radio device and a first mobility anchor. The source gateway comprises an MTCP proxy for a TCP flow between the device and a peer comprising at least two subflows between the device and the source gateway, including a first subflow over the first network and a second subflow over a second wireless access network. The method comprises receiving uplink data of the second subflow from a second gateway logically positioned in the second network between the device and a second mobility anchor, sending downlink data of the second subflow to said second gateway, moving the proxy from the source gateway to a target gateway logically positioned in the first network between the device and the first mobility anchor, as part of a handover of the radio device, forwarding downlink data to the target gateway, and forwarding the received uplink data of the second subflow to the target gateway.
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