METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSISTENT CONNECTIONS TO A DEVICE THROUGH THE USE OF MULTIPLE PHYSICAL NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTION HAND-OFFS BETWEEN MULTIPLE BANDS, MODES AND NETWORKS

摘要

Embodiments communicate messages between mobile devices and destination devices. An exemplary embodiment includes a first border server operable to establish a first communication connection to the mobile device over a first network operating under a first protocol, a second border server operable to establish a second communication connection to the mobile device over a second network operating under a second protocol, and a transport management server communicatively coupled to the first border server and the second border server, and operable to establish a third communication connection to the destination device over a third network operating under a third protocol. The first protocol is configured to communicate a first encapsulated portion of the message. The second protocol is configured to communicate a second encapsulated portion of the message. The third protocol is configured to communicate the first encapsulated portion of the message and the second encapsulated portion of the message.

主权项

1. A device that is configured to communicate messages between a mobile device and a destination device comprising:
a server that is operable to:
communicatively couple to a first border server that has established a first communication connection to the mobile device over a first network operating under a first protocol, wherein the first protocol is configured to communicate a first portion of a message as a first encapsulated portion that is encapsulated into a first encapsulated message portion;communicatively couple to a second border server that has established a second communication connection to the mobile device over a second network operating under a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is configured to communicate a second portion of the message as a second encapsulated portion that is encapsulated into a second encapsulated message portion, wherein the second encapsulated message portion is communicated after the first encapsulated message portion has been communicated; andestablish a third communication connection to the destination device over a third network operating under a third protocol, wherein the third protocol is configured to communicate the first portion of the message and the second portion of the message to the destination device, wherein the second network is different from the first network, and wherein the second protocol is different from the first protocol.