System, apparatus and method for providing improved performance of aggregated/bonded network connections with multiprotocol label switching

摘要

A network system, method, and device are provided for improving network communication performance between at least a first client site and a second client site, where the first client site and the second client site are at a distance from one another that is such that would usually require long haul network communication. The network system includes at least one network bonding/aggregation computer system for bonding or aggregating one or more diverse network connections so as to configure a bonded/aggregated connection that has increased throughput; and at least one network server component, configured to interoperate with the client site network component, the network server component including a server/concentrator or a cloud concentrator element that is implemented at an access point to an multiple protocol label switching network.

主权项

1. A network bonding/aggregation system for improving network communication performance between a first client site and a second client site, wherein the first client site and the second client site are at a distance from one another such that the distance would usually require long haul network communication, the system comprising:
(i) at least one client site network component that is implemented at least at the first client site, the at least one client site network component bonding or aggregating a plurality of diverse network connections so as to configure a bonded/aggregated connection that has increased throughput; and (ii) at least one network server component, configured to interoperate with the at least one client site network component, the at least one network server component including a server/concentrator or a cloud concentrator element that is implemented at an access point to a multiple protocol label switching network;wherein the at least one client site network component and the at least one network server component are configured to interoperate so as to provide network communications between the first client site and the access point, and wherein between the at least one client site network component and the at least one network server component, data traffic is carried over the bonded/aggregated connection, and between the access point and the second client site, the at least one network server component automatically terminates the bonded/aggregated connection and passes the data traffic to the multiple protocol label switching network, while maintaining management of the data traffic so as to provide a managed network path that incorporates the bonded/aggregated connection and at least one network path carried over the multiple protocol label switching network.