System and method for supporting concurrent communication over multiple access points and physical media
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJarir K. Chaar, Dimitri Kanevsky, Ran D. Zilca, Alexander Zlatsin
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling communication concurrently over multiple access points and multiple physical media including but not limited to: cellular, network (e.g., Ethernet), broadband wireless, audio communication schemes.
Claims22
A system for enabling concurrent use of multiple network access (NA) points for a single communications session, each said multiple NA points being encapsulated into a single network interface, said single network interface implemented at both a receiver device and a transmitter device for transmitting and receiving data respectively via at least one communications media, such that a communication policy is implemented to specify how to combine the use of the different available NA points via said single network interface, said communication policy specifying which of said multiple NA points are implemented for security purposes, wherein, messages may be sent and received without specifying which NA point to use.
A method for enabling concurrent use of multiple network access (NA) points for a single communications session comprising the steps of:
- encapsulating each said multiple NA points into a single network interface, said single network interface implemented at both a receiver device and a transmitter device for respectively transmitting and receiving data via at least one communications media;
- and,
- implementing a communication policy at both said single network interfaces to specify how to combine the use of the different available NA points via said single network interface, said communication policy specifying which of said multiple NA points are implemented for security purposes, wherein messages may be sent and received without specifying which NA point to use.
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