Bonding of Multiple Concurrent Data Streams Among Multiple Devices

摘要

Examples are disclosed for hosting a communication session between a computer device and a destination communication device in an Internet Protocol (IP) based packet data network. A computer device receives multiple concurrent IP packet data streams each representative of the same content but received over corresponding multiple communication links. The original IP packet data stream comes from the communications server. At least one IP packet data stream representative of the original IP packet data stream traverses a communication link through a second communication device working in tandem with the communications server before arriving at the computer device. The computer device determines a packet arrival time for each corresponding packet in the multiple concurrent IP packet data streams. The computer device then creates a bonded IP packet data stream by selecting the first to arrive packet for each time slot from among corresponding time slots of the multiple concurrent IP packet data streams.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
in a computer device communicable with a communications server and a communication device, the communications server situated in an Internet Protocol (IP) based packet data network:
receiving multiple concurrent IP packet data streams each IP packet data stream representative of the same content received over corresponding multiple communication links, wherein an original IP packet data stream comes from the communications server and at least one IP packet data stream representative of the original IP packet data stream traverses a communication link through the communication device before arriving at the computer device;determining a first to arrive packet in each time slot from among corresponding time slots of the multiple concurrent IP packet data streams; andcreating a bonded IP packet data stream by selecting the first to arrive packet for each time slot from among corresponding time slots of the multiple concurrent IP packet data streams.