Systems and methods for dynamic aggregation of bandwidth

摘要

Systems and methods are presented for the dynamic aggregation of communications network bandwidth. Communication devices are bonded in a community in which the communication resources of a bonded device can be used to transfer data on behalf of another bonded device. In an exemplary embodiment, communication devices are bonded wirelessly to share wireless wide area network communication channels. Bandwidth aggregation is performed dynamically based on user communication requirements and the current states of the bonded communication devices. Methods are presented by which communication devices can be automatically bonded when a predetermined bonding condition is satisfied. The methods and systems of the invention optimize utilization of communication resources in a cost-effective manner that provides a user high quality service as well as location mobility.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
communicatively coupling a plurality of communication devices to a control network, each of the plurality of communication devices having a control network connection to each of other communication devices of the plurality of communication devices, and each of at least a subset of the plurality of communication devices having a wide area network connection to a wide area communication network, each wide area network connection having a wide area network connection bandwidth; parceling first data into data packets, wherein the first data is outgoing data associated with a first one of the plurality of communication devices, wherein the parceling is determined based on available bandwidths of the wide area network connections; distributing respective ones of the data packets to respective ones of the at least a subset of the plurality of communication devices; and delivering the data packets from the respective ones of the at least a subset of the plurality of communication devices over respective ones of the wide area network connections.