Methods and systems for transmitting data packets

A method for transmitting data packets at a first communications device through an aggregated connection, comprising:

• determining latency of a plurality of connections comprised in the aggregated connection, wherein the plurality of connections is consisted of the at least one first connection and the at least one second connection;
• determining difference in latency of the plurality of connections;
• determining whether the difference in latency is higher than a latency discrepancy threshold;
• not using at least one first connection with highest latency for transmitting the data packets if the difference in latency of the at least one first connection is higher than the latency discrepancy threshold;
• using at least one second connection with comparatively low latency for transmitting the data packets.

A first communications device capable of transmitting data packets, comprising:

• a plurality of network interfaces;
• at least one processing unit;
• at least one main memory;
• and
• at least one secondary storage storing program instructions executable by the at least one processing unit for:
• determining performance of each of a plurality of connections, wherein the step of determining is performed by using evaluation packets, wherein the step of determining is performed periodically and within a predefined period of time, wherein the plurality of connections are aggregated together to form an aggregated connection, wherein the evaluation packets are substantially based on data packets when the data packets have been received by the first communication devices and have not been transmitted through the aggregated connection, wherein the evaluation packets are substantially based on predefined information when there is no data packets to be transmitted through the aggregated connection, wherein the data packets are designated for a host or node reachable through the aggregated connection, and wherein the plurality of connections are logical connections;
• selecting at least one first connection from the plurality of connections substantially based on performance;
• and
• transmitting data packets through the at least one first connection.