Multi-path wireless communication
US10841205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A client and a server communicate over multiple wireless access paths each using a different wireless network. A method performed at the server comprises receiving at the server a signal from the client via one of multiple wireless access paths, the signal comprising a transport layer portion including a transport layer identifier, the transport layer identifier providing an indication of a wireless access path, a network layer portion, and a data portion, determining from the transport layer identifier, a destination of at least a subset of the signals from the wireless access path indicated by the transport layer identifier, and routing the signal to the destination. If a flow is diverted to travel via a different route, then there must be some mechanism to ensure that the signal arrives at its intended destination. Preferably, a Multi-path Transport Control Protocol (MPTCP) is used as the transport layer protocol.
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