Method for selecting network connection concentrators

A communicating device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the processor to perform acts comprising:
• identifying a set (P1, P2, . . . , PN) of N≧2 concentrators situated in at least one network to which the communicating device is connected, each concentrator making it possible to aggregate connections using a plurality of paths suitable for being used by the communicating device;
• obtaining the value of at least one quality of service parameter QoS(i,j), for at least one path i, where i=1, . . . , M from a given set of M≧1 communication paths usable by said communicating device, and for concentrators Pj reachable from the communicating device via said path i, each respective interface of the communicating device being connected to a respective path;
• and
• selecting at least one concentrator from said set on the basis of said quality of service values that are obtained.

A system for selecting network connection concentrators, the system comprising:

• a communicating device comprising:
• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the communicating device to perform acts comprising:
• identifying a set (P1, P2, . . . , PN) of N≧2 concentrators situated in at least one network to which the communicating device is connected, each concentrator making it possible to aggregate connections using a plurality of paths suitable for being used by the communicating device;
• and
• obtaining the value of at least one quality of service parameter QoS(i,j), for at least one path i, where i=1, . . . , M from a given set of M≧1 communication paths usable by said communicating device, and for concentrators Pj reachable from the communicating device via said path i, each respective interface of the communicating device being connected to a respective path;
• and
• a server (CSS) for selecting network connection concentrators and having means for:
• selecting at least one concentrator from said set on the basis of said quality of service values that are obtained;
• and
• for at least the path i, assisting in redirecting the traffic issued by or sent to the communicating device towards said selected concentrator.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer program stored thereon including computer program code instructions for executing steps of a selection method when the instructions are execute by a processor of a communicating device, wherein the method comprises:

• selecting network connection concentrators for a given set of M≧1 communication paths usable by the communicating device, each respective interface of said communicating device being connected to a respective path, wherein selecting comprises:
• a) identifying a set (P1, P2, . . . , PN) of N≧2 concentrators situated in at least one network to which the communicating device is connected, each concentrator making it possible to aggregate connections using a plurality of paths suitable for being used by the communicating device;
• b) obtaining the value of at least one quality of service parameter QoS(i,j) for at least one path i, where i=1, . . . , M, and for concentrators Pj reachable from the communicating device via said path i;
• and
• c) selecting at least one concentrator from said set on the basis of said quality of service values that are obtained.