METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH A SLAVE GATEWAY

摘要

The present invention discloses methods and systems for transmitting data packets through a plurality of connections and through a gateway at a network node. The network node receives network performance observation report (NPOR) from the gateway. Based on the NPOR, the network node determines at least one of the plurality of wide area network (WAN) interfaces of the gateway for transmitting data packets. The network node then creates and transmits an instruction to the gateway. When the network node transmits the data packets to the gateway, the network node also creates and transmits an instruction to the gateway to determine the WAN interface(s) of the gateway for transmitting the packets.

主权项

1. A method for transmitting data packets through a plurality of connections and through a gateway at a network node, comprising the steps of:
(a) receiving network performance observation report (NPOR) from the gateway; (b) determining at least one of a plurality of wide area network (WAN) interfaces of the gateway for transmitting data packets based on the NPOR; (c) creating an instruction, wherein the instruction comprises information for the gateway to determine the at least one of the plurality of WAN interfaces of the gateway for transmitting the data packets; (d) transmitting the instructions to the gateway; (e) transmitting the data packets to the gateway; wherein the gateway operates as a slave gateway; wherein the network node has a plurality of WAN interfaces; and wherein the network node is connected to the gateway through one of the plurality of WAN interfaces of the network node and one of local area network (LAN) interfaces of the gateway.