Method of handling transmission of data to a mobile device through multiple channels

摘要

Example embodiments provide methods of handling transmission of data to a mobile device through multiple channels. One example embodiment includes receiving carrier capacity values from each of a plurality of carrier controllers providing communication for a mobile device over corresponding channels, the carrier capacity values being an estimate of the number of bytes that the carrier controller can send to the mobile device on time; receiving data for the mobile device; and sending the data to the plurality of carrier controllers, the amount of the data sent to each of the carrier controllers being based on the carrier capacity value received from each of the plurality of carrier controllers.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving carrier capacity values from each of a plurality of carrier controllers providing communication with a mobile device over a corresponding plurality of channels, wherein for each of the plurality of carrier controllers the carrier capacity value received from that carrier controller includes an estimate of an amount of data the carrier controller is capable of sending to the mobile device without exceeding a first retransmission period of the mobile device; receiving data for the mobile device; sending a portion of the received data to each carrier controller of the plurality of carrier controllers such that an amount of the data sent to each carrier controller is based on the carrier capacity value associated with that carrier controller; and directing a new retransmission period to at least one carrier controller in response to the mobile device changing the first retransmission period to the new retransmission period, wherein the first and new retransmission periods are, respectively, previous and updated versions of a maximum waiting time associated with the mobile device, the maximum waiting time being an amount of time a packet has not been received before the mobile device determines the packet is lost.