Method and system to transmit and receive data packets through at least one end-to-end connection

A first network node, comprising:

• at least one processing unit;
• at least one main memory;
• and
• at least one storage medium comprising program instructions executable by the at least one processing unit for:
• (a) receiving at least one network interface identity of the second network node;
• (b) establishing, based on the at least one network interface identity, a first plurality of end-to-end connections with a second network node;
• (c) determining a policy;
• (d) promoting, based on the policy, a second plurality of end-to-end connections from the first plurality of end-to-end connections to be selected;
• (e) selecting, based on the policy, at least one second end-to-end connection from the second plurality of end-to-end connections to be used for transmitting and receiving data packets;
• (f) transmitting selection information to the second network node;
• and
• (q) transmitting and receiving, based on the policy, data packets with the second network node through the at least one end-to-end connection;
• wherein:
• the second plurality of end-to-end connections is promoted at step (d) to be used to transmit and to receive the data packets;
• the selection information includes information of the selection of the at least one second end-to-end connection at step (e);
• the selection information instructs the second network node to transmit and to receive the data packets through the at least one second end-to-end connection with the first network node;
• the policy is retrieved from the at least one storage medium or received remotely through an interface of the first network node;
• the policy determines when the first network node is to transmit and receive the data packets with the second network node through the at least one second end-to-end connection;
• the policy determines when the first network node is to stop transmitting and receiving the data packets with the second network node through the at least one second end-to-end connection;
• the first plurality of end-to-end connections is aggregated to form an aggregated end-to-end connection;
• and
• each end-to-end connection in the plurality of end-to-end connections is established by using one of:
• (i) a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), (ii) a User Datagram Protocol (UDP), (iii) an Internet Protocol Security (IPsec), and (iv) a Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology.