High capacity network communication link using multiple cellular devices
US8937920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An agent manages multipath communications between a first network and a second network. The first network and a second network are wirelessly coupled by links through a plurality of wireless cellular devices. A link status monitor maintains a list of wireless cellular devices with bridging capability available for multipath communications between the first and second networks. A packet scheduler identifies segments of received packets originating from the second network and assigns one or more wireless cellular devices selected from the list to the identified segments. A packet transmitter encapsulates the segments of packets so identified and addresses the encapsulated segments to the assigned wireless cellular devices.
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