METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION OF DATA OVER A PLURALITY OF NETWORKS

摘要

There is discussed a method of transmitting data from a first network device to a second network device using a plurality of network links. The method comprises the first network device sending first data to the second network device over a first network link at a first transmission time and sending second data to the second network device over a second network link at a second transmission time. The first network device receives from the second network device an indication of the time difference between reception of the first data over the first network link and reception of the second data over the second network link. The first network device then calculates a propagation time difference between the time taken for the first data to reach the second network device over the first network link and the second data to reach the second network device over the second network link using the received time difference indication and the first and second transmission times, and determines a network link configuration and data sending order using the calculated propagation time difference.