US 2015/0085657 A1 · Data Transmission Mechanism with Improved Robustness Using Multiflow Connection

Abstract

There is provided a mechanism for conducting data transmission from a network management entity of communication network control element to a terminal or UE with improved robustness. After a multiflow connection for data units via at least one network transceiver device and via at least two different paths is set up towards a terminal, selection criteria are applied so as to decide which data units are sent on which transmission path. Specifically, dependent on the applied selection criteria, data units of specific data are selected to be subjected either to bicasting each selected data unit using the at least two paths, or to dynamic flow switching so as to transmit each selected data unit using one of the at least two paths and wherein each selected data unit can be in dependently chosen to be transmitted over either of the at least two paths.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising

a control module configured to set up a multiflow connection for data units
via at least one network transceiver device and via at least two different paths towards a terminal,
and,
apply selection criteria, and
dependent on the applied selection criteria,
select data units of specific data, to be subjected to bicasting each selected data unit using the at least two paths, or
to dynamic flow switching so as to transmit each selected data unit using one of the at least two paths and wherein each selected data unit can be independently chosen to be transmitted over either of the at least two paths.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/386,146Filed 8 Feb 2013

Priority

WO PCTEP201205483619 Mar 2012

Published

26 Mar 2015

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

H04W 40/12
Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing: based on transmission quality or channel quality
H04L 45/22
Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks: alternate routing
H04L 45/24
Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks: multipath
H04L 45/306
Route determination based on requested QoS: route determination based on the nature of the carried application

Data Transmission Mechanism with Improved Robustness Using Multiflow Connection

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Data Transmission Mechanism with Improved Robustness Using Multiflow Connection

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Abstract

Claims17