SYSTEM FOR LINK INDEPENDENT MULTI-HOMING IN HETEROGENEOUS ACCESS NETWORKS

摘要

A system for link-independent multihoming in a network having heterogeneous access network technologies is disclosed, providing such multihoming in a manner transparent to IP connections. The system of the present invention provides constructs and methods for: discovering and selecting a multihoming server; selecting a primary media access control (MAC) address; associating multiple link addresses with a MAC address; and forwarding packets via the multihoming server based on certain defined policies.