Systems and methods for multi-access point transmission of data using a plurality of access points

A method for delivering data utilizing a multi-access point transmission scheme, said method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of access points to be used cooperatively in combination with each other for the transmission of said data to a receiver wherein said cooperative usage of said plurality of access points is maintained for at least some portion of a data transmission period, wherein data packets of said data comprise timestamps;
• delivering a first portion of said data to said receiver via a first access point;
• delivering a second portion of said data to said receiver via a second access point, wherein said first portion of said data and said second portion of said data are delivered to said receiver utilizing at least one predetermined multi-access point transmission scheme and wherein said first and said second access points operate cooperatively and in combination by transmitting different portions of said data in an alternating manner;
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• determining, during the delivering of said first and second portions, performance of at least one of said access points being used for the delivering of said first and second portions to enable delivering at least a portion of said data through a different access point while the first and second portions are being delivered, wherein said performance is based at least on examination of said timestamps.

A system for data delivery in a wireless system comprising a distributed infrastructure of access points, said system comprising:

• an access point identifier that identifies a plurality of access points to be used cooperatively in combination with each other for the transmission of said data from a sender to a receiver wherein said cooperative usage of said plurality of access points is maintained for at least some portion of a data transmission period;
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• a multi-access point data transmission enabler communicatively coupled to said access point identifier, said multi-access point data transmission enabler enabling the transmission of said data to said receiver via said plurality of access points by utilizing at least one multi-access point transmission scheme that uses at least two access points during at least some portion of said data transmission period, wherein data packets of said data comprise timestamps, and wherein said multi-access point data transmission enabler determines, during the transmission, performance of at least one of said access points being used for the transmission to enable transmitting at least a portion of said data through a different access point while the transmission is in progress, wherein said performance is based at least on examination of said timestamps and wherein said transmission scheme is selected from a group of predetermined patterns.

A non-transitory computer useable medium having computer useable code embodied therein for causing a computer to perform operations comprising:

• identifying a plurality of access points to be used cooperatively in combination with each other for the transmission of said data to a receiver, wherein said cooperative usage of said plurality of access points is maintained for at least some portion of a data transmission period;
• enabling the transmission of said data to said receiver via said plurality of access points utilizing at least one predetermined multi-access point transmission scheme that uses at least two access points during at least some portion of said data transmission period, wherein packets of said data comprise timestamps and wherein respective access points of said plurality of access points operate cooperatively and in combination by transmitting different portions of said data in an alternating manner;
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• determining, during the transmission, performance of at least one of said access points being used for the transmission to enable transmitting at least a portion of said data through a different access point while the transmission is in progress, wherein said performance is based at least on examination of said timestamps.

A method for delivering data, in a wireless system comprising a distributed infrastructure of access points, said method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of access points to be used cooperatively in combination with each other for the transmission of said data to a receiver;
• enabling the transmission of said data to said receiver via said plurality of access points utilizing at least one multi-access point transmission scheme, wherein data packets of said data comprise timestamps and wherein respective access points of said plurality of access points operate cooperatively and in combination by transmitting different portions of said data in an alternating manner;
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• determining, during the transmission, performance of at least one of said access points being used for the transmission to enable transmitting at least a portion of said data through a different access point while the transmission is in progress, wherein said performance is based at least on examination of said timestamps.