Diverse transmission of packet content

A communication device comprising:

• a processing system configured to generate a packet for transmission to a destination, examine the packet to determine whether content within the packet qualifies for transmission over diverse wireless links including a first wireless link and a second wireless link, and, if the content qualifies for transmission over the diverse wireless links, analyze the content within the packet to determine where to split the packet so that the content of the packet cannot be determined without combining the first portion of the content and the second portion of the content, generate a first alternate packet that contains a first portion of the content and a second alternate packet that contains a second portion of the content based on the determination as to where to split the packet, wherein to determine whether the content within the packet qualifies for transmission over the diverse wireless links, the communication device compares the content to predetermined qualification criteria;
• a first communication interface configured to transfer the first alternate packet over the first wireless link for delivery to the destination;
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• a second communication interface configured to transfer the second alternate packet over the second wireless link for delivery to the destination.

A method of operating a communication system comprising:

• receiving a first alternate packet from a first network address associated with a first wireless link from a communication device;
• receiving a second alternate packet from a second network address associated with a second wireless link from the communication device;
• generating a packet for transmission to the communication device;
• examining the packet to identify content within the packet;
• comparing the content to predetermined qualification criteria to determine if the packet qualifies for transmission over diverse wireless links comprising the first wireless link and the second wireless link, wherein the packet qualifies for transmission over the diverse wireless links when the content matches the predetermined qualification criteria;
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• when the second content qualifies for transmission over the diverse wireless links, analyzing the content within the packet to determine where to split the packet so that the content of the packet cannot be determined without combining the first portion of the content and the second portion of the content, generating a third alternate packet that contains a first portion of the content and a fourth alternate packet that contains a second portion of the content based on the determination as to where to split the packet, transferring the third alternate packet to the first network address, and transferring the fourth alternate packet to the second network address.