Apparatus and method for determining modes and directing streams in remote communication

A machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for remote communication, the instructions comprising code for:

• intercepting a first stream, the first stream utilizing a first transmission protocol and destined to a remote destination over a network;
• making a determination whether to direct the first stream over a first connection to a first destination utilizing the first transmission protocol or to direct the first stream over a second connection to a second destination utilizing a second transmission protocol, based on one or more of the following factors:
• a configuration or a network condition;
• and
• directing the first stream to the first destination or the second destination based on the determination,
• wherein the second transmission protocol is different from the first transmission protocol.

A method for remote communication, comprising:

• intercepting a first stream, the first stream utilizing a first transmission protocol and destined to a remote destination over a network;
• making a determination whether to direct the first stream over a first connection to a first destination utilizing the first transmission protocol or to direct the first stream over a second connection to a second destination utilizing a second transmission protocol, based on one or more of the following factors:
• a configuration or a network condition;
• and
• directing the first stream to the first destination or the second destination based on the determination,
• wherein the second transmission protocol is different from the first transmission protocol.

A communication apparatus for remote communication, comprising:

• means for intercepting a first stream, the first stream utilizing a first transmission protocol and destined to a remote destination over a network;
• means for making a determination whether to direct the first stream over a first connection to a first destination utilizing the first transmission protocol or to direct the first stream over a second connection to a second destination utilizing a second transmission protocol, based on one or more of the following factors:
• a configuration or a network condition;
• and
• means for directing the first stream to the first destination or the second destination based on the determination,
• wherein the second transmission protocol is different from the first transmission protocol.