US 2014/0179362 A1 · METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS TO A DEVICE THROUGH THE USE OF MULTIPLE PHYSICAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTION HAND-OFFS BETWEEN MULTIPLE BANDS, MODES AND NETWORKS

Abstract

Embodiments communicate messages between mobile devices and destination devices. An exemplary embodiment includes a first border server operable to establish a first communication connection to the mobile device over a first network operating under a first protocol, a second border server operable to establish a second communication connection to the mobile device over a second network operating under a second protocol, and a transport management server communicatively coupled to the first border server and the second border server, and operable to establish a third communication connection to the destination device over a third network operating under a third protocol. The first protocol is configured to communicate a first encapsulated portion of the message. The second protocol is configured to communicate a second encapsulated portion of the message. The third protocol is configured to communicate the first encapsulated portion of the message and the second encapsulated portion of the message.

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Dependent claims

A device that is configured to communicate messages between a mobile device and a destination device comprising:

a server that is operable to:
communicatively couple to a first border server that has established a first communication connection to the mobile device over a first network operating under a first protocol, wherein the first protocol is configured to communicate a first portion of a message as a first encapsulated portion that is encapsulated into a first encapsulated message portion;
communicatively couple to a second border server that has established a second communication connection to the mobile device over a second network operating under a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is configured to communicate a second portion of the message as a second encapsulated portion that is encapsulated into a second encapsulated message portion, wherein the second encapsulated message portion is communicated after the first encapsulated message portion has been communicated;
and
establish a third communication connection to the destination device over a third network operating under a third protocol, wherein the third protocol is configured to communicate the first portion of the message and the second portion of the message to the destination device,
wherein the second network is different from the first network, and
wherein the second protocol is different from the first protocol.

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A method of communicating messages between a mobile device and a destination device, wherein a message comprises a plurality of message portions that are each encapsulated into corresponding encapsulated message portions, the method comprising:

establishing a first communication connection over a first network between the mobile device and a first server, wherein the first network operates under a first protocol that is configured to communicate at least one first encapsulated message portion;
communicating the at least one first encapsulated message portion between the mobile device and the first server via the first network;
establishing a second communication connection over a second network between the mobile device and a second server, wherein the second network operates under a second protocol that is configured to communicate at least one second encapsulated message portion, wherein the second protocol is different from the first protocol, and wherein the second network is different from the first network;
communicating the at least one second encapsulated message portion between the mobile device and the second server via the second network;
communicating information in the at least one first encapsulated message portion between the first server and a third server via a third network, wherein the third network is configured to operate under a third protocol that is different from the first protocol, and wherein the third network is different from the first network;
communicating information in the at least one second encapsulated message portion between the second server and the third server via the third network, wherein the third network is configured to operate under the third protocol that is different from the second protocol, and wherein the third network is different from the second network;
and
communicating the information in the at least one first encapsulated message portion and the information in the at least one second encapsulated message portion from the third server to the destination device.

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communicating at least one encapsulated first portion of the message between the mobile device and a first server via a first network,
wherein the at least one encapsulated first portion of the message includes at least one of the plurality of message portions of the message, and
wherein the first network operates under a first protocol that is configured to communicate at least one first encapsulated message portion;
communicating at least one encapsulated second portion of the message between the mobile device and a second server via a second network,
wherein the at least one encapsulated second portion of the message includes at least one of the plurality of message portions of the message,
wherein the second network operates under a second protocol that is configured to communicate at least one second encapsulated message portion,
wherein the second protocol is different from the first protocol, and wherein the second network is different from the first network, and
wherein the first network and the second network concurrently communicatively couple the mobile device to the first server and the second server, respectively;
and
communicating the first portion of the message and the second portion of the message between the third server and the destination device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and apparatus for persistent connections to a device through the use of multiple physical network connections and connection hand-offs between multiple bands, modes and networks

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Method and apparatus for persistent connections to a device through the use of multiple physical network connections and connection hand-offs between multiple bands, modes and networks

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Abstract

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