Devices and methods for multipath communications
AssigneeCompetitive Access Systems, Inc.
InventorEric M. Delangis
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Abstract
Broadband communications devices and methods operate with at least two separate communication paths between the devices and the network, such as the Internet. The broadband devices and methods receive data concurrently over the communication paths or separately. The bandwidth is increased when the separate communication paths are combined. The broadband devices employ packetized data with Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies combined with RF communications technologies.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for a first device to communicate via a wide area network, comprising the steps of:
- connecting the first device to a first network having a first bandwidth via a second device;
- connecting the first device to a second network having a second bandwidth via a third device;
- establishing a connection through which data may be transferred between the first device and a fourth device by concurrently using a first portion of the first bandwidth and a second portion of the second bandwidth, the connection having an effective bandwidth including the first portion of the first bandwidth and the second portion of the second bandwidth;
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- receiving by the first device a data set from the fourth device via the connection, wherein a portion of the data set is received through the first network and a portion of the data is received through the second network.
A communication device capable of providing broadband communications services comprising:
- a first connection via a first device to a first network having a first bandwidth including an allocated first portion of the first bandwidth;
- a second connection via a second device to a second network having a second bandwidth including an allocated second portion of the second bandwidth;
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- a third connection to a remote device via the first network and the second network, the third connection having an effective bandwidth including the allocated first portion of the first bandwidth and the allocated second portion of the second bandwidth;
- wherein, in response to transmitting a request to the remote device via the third connection, the communication device receives a response from the remote device wherein a portion of the response is received via the first network and a portion of the response is received via the second network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.