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Multichannel communication systems

  • US 10,327,164 B2
  • Filed: 10/29/2015
  • Issued: 06/18/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multichannel communication system, comprising:

  • a plurality of traffic channels operable to link to a user equipment (UE) via one or more communication networks; and

    a traffic processor operable to receive a request for data from the UE, to evaluate the traffic channels based on the requested data, to select a first and a second of the traffic channels based on the evaluation, and to convey the data over the first and second traffic channels to the UE,wherein the traffic processor is further operable to receive data from the UE over a third of the traffic channels, to receive data from the UE over a fourth of the traffic channels, to determine that the data over the third traffic channel is associated with the data over the fourth traffic channel, and to combine the data of the third and fourth traffic channels,wherein the first traffic channel is a Long Term Evolution traffic channel and the second traffic channel is a WiFi traffic channel, andwherein the traffic processor is further operable to identify first and second components of the data to the UE, to prioritize the first and second components of the data to the UE into first and second priorities respectively, to convey the first component of data to the UE over the first traffic channel, to convey the second component of data to the UE over the second traffic channel, to duplicate the second component of data, and to convey the duplicated second component of data to the UE over a fifth of the traffic channels.

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