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US 2006/0187911 A1Published application
Communication bonding systems and methods
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsAllen Huotari, Matthew McRae
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide IP bonding. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an IP bonding scheme is disclosed that modifies Generic Routing Encapsulation techniques such that information may be divided and carried through multiple paths (e.g., to improve capacity).
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a first device adapted to provide information through one or more channels by utilizing Generic Routing Encapsulation, wherein the first device comprises:
- a memory adapted to store instructions;
- and
- at least one processor adapted to execute the instructions stored in the memory to provide the information through the one or more channels;
- and
- wherein the Generic Routing Encapsulation comprises a path identification field that identifies which of the channels is to provide the information, a session identification field that identifies the session to which the information belongs, and a sequence number field that identifies the sequence number of the information within the session.
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A machine-readable medium containing instructions executable by a processor for performing a communication bonding method comprising:
- dividing a block of information into a number of sections to provide through one or more channels;
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- applying Generic Routing Encapsulation, which includes a path identification and a session identification, to the sections of the information.
A method of performing channel bonding, the method comprising:
- splitting information into a number of sections;
- encapsulating the sections, wherein the encapsulating comprises a path identification and a session identification;
- and
- providing the sections through one or more channels.
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A system comprising:
- means for dividing information into a number of sections;
- means for encapsulating the sections, wherein the encapsulating utilizes Generic Routing Encapsulation methods and comprises a path identification and a session identification;
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- means for providing the sections through one or more channels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.