Channel bonding in a remote communications server system
US6563821B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5618
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A remote communications server system enables multiple remote users simultaneous access to a network through a segmented design that distributes the processing of the connections among a combination of buses and processors. The system coordinates a plurality of independent communications links bonded together into a single channel to create a virtual connection to the network having a bandwidth greater than the individual links. The system supports a mixture of physical and multiplexed communication links and allows the intermixing of different types of links in a bonded channel. The system is scalable in that segments can be added as needed and the number of lines handled by a segment can be increased.
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