Communication Channel Management for Real-Time Applications

摘要

Conducting a real time application between a mobile device and a remote device. A first one or more messages may be transmitted to the remote device to establish a primary channel of communication for the real-time application. The primary channel may use a first radio access technology (RAT), such as WiFi or a cellular RAT. A second one or more messages may be transmitted to the remote device to establish a secondary channel of communication for the real-time application. The secondary channel may use a second RAT that is different from the first RAT. Data of the real-time application may be transmitted over both the primary channel and the secondary channel in a concurrent or redundant fashion.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
one or more processing elements, wherein the one or more processing elements are configured to:
transmit a first one or more messages to a remote device to establish a primary channel of communication for a real-time application, wherein the primary channel uses a first radio access technology (RAT);transmit a second one or more messages to the remote device to establish a secondary channel of communication for the real-time application, wherein the secondary channel uses a second RAT that is different from the first RAT;transmit data of the real-time application over both the primary channel and the secondary channel, wherein said transmitting the data of the real-time application comprises transmitting data packets of the real time-application over the primary channel and concurrently transmitting the data packets of the real-time application over the secondary channel.