Methods to transport internet traffic over multiple wireless networks simultaneously

摘要

A wireless communication device includes at least two transceivers and a processor. A respectively selected portion of a downlink and uplink data flow signals is transmitted to and received from corresponding different wireless networks. The uplink and downlink data flow signals comprise data flows between a client entity and an Internet-Protocol-based services application. In one embodiment, the selected portions of the uplink and downlink are based on consecutively arranged packets communicated over respectively different wireless networks. In another embodiment, the selected portions of the uplink and downlink are based on relative packet sizes.

主权项

1. A wireless communication device, comprising:
at least two receivers that are configured to receive a respectively selected portion of a downlink data flow signal from a corresponding different wireless network, the downlink data flow signal comprising a single downlink data flow being associated with an Internet-Protocol-based services application, and a processor coupled to the at least two receivers and configured to combine the respectively received portions of the downlink data flow signal to form the single downlink data flow associated with the Internet-Protocol-based services application, and providing the formed single downlink data flow to a client entity associated with the processor; wherein a first one of the at least two receivers is configured to receive a first selected portion of the downlink data flow comprising a first group of data packets from a first wireless network, the first group of data packets comprising a first predetermined number of consecutively arranged data packets, and wherein a second one of the at least two receivers is configured to receive a second selected portion of the downlink data flow comprising a second group of data packets from a second wireless network, the second group of data packets comprising a second predetermined number of consecutively arranged data packets, and wherein the first one and the second one of at least two receivers are configured to receive the first group of data packets and the second group of data packets as an alternating arrangement in the downlink data flow.