Network assisted bonding

A software product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising data and computer implementable instructions for carrying out a method for assisting management of a data transmission over at least two wireless communications networks, including at least a first network and a second network, the method configured to be executed by a network device located intermediate a first end node on a data transmission side and a second end node on a data reception side, wherein the network device is configured to manage at least a portion of an operation of a communications network, wherein the data transmission side is associated with a plurality of wireless modems associated with the at least two wireless communications networks and the data reception side is associated with at least one third IP network, and wherein the at least two wireless communications networks include a plurality of wireless data channels for connecting the plurality of wireless modems with the at least one third IP network, the method comprising:

• receiving performance-related information regarding a first end node on the data transmission side;
• receiving network-related information that reflects a state of at least one data channel from the plurality of wireless data channels;
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• based on the received performance-related information and the network-related information, lowering costs associated with the data transmission by instructing the first end node to redistribute the plurality of data streams between the plurality of wireless modems.

A network management system configured to facilitate a data transmission over at least two wireless communications networks, including at least a first network and a second network, the system comprising:

• a network device located intermediate a first end node on a data transmission side and a second end node on a data reception side, wherein the network device is configured to manage at least a portion of an operation of a communications network, wherein a data transmission side includes a first end node associated with a plurality of wireless modems associated with the at least two wireless communications networks and a data reception side includes a second end node associated with at least one third IP network, and wherein the at least two wireless communications networks include a plurality of wireless data channels for connecting the plurality of wireless modems with the at least one third IP network;
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• at least one processor located in either the first end node on the data transmission side or in the second end node on the data reception side, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive information regarding the second end node from the network device, wherein the information includes data reflective of past or current network conditions that influence a current or future capacity of at least one of the plurality of wireless data channels, and wherein the information from the network device is received substantially simultaneously to the data transmission over the at least two wireless communications networks;
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• based on the received information, instruct the first end node to redistribute the plurality of data streams between the plurality of wireless modems to improve the data transmission.