System and method for dynamic switching between wireless network protocols
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1. A method for dynamically switching between network protocols, the method comprising:
- conducting network communications from a client system via a first network protocol;
receiving, in the client system, performance data for the first network protocol;
receiving, in the client system, performance data for a second network protocol available to the client system;
while conducting network communications with the first network protocol, automatically determining whether switching from the first network protocol to the second network protocol would improve performance for the client system; and
in response to determining that switching to the second network protocol would cause improved performance for the client, automatically switching from the first network protocol to the second network protocol.
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Abstract
A system and method for dynamically switching between network includes a receiver module, a performance data module and a dynamic switching module. The receiver module is able to receive communications from at least two network protocols. The performance data module is associated with the receiver module and is able to obtain network performance data for the at least two network protocols. The dynamic switching module is associated with the performance data module and is able to dynamically switch between network protocols based on the network performance data.
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1. A method for dynamically switching between network protocols, the method comprising:
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conducting network communications from a client system via a first network protocol;
receiving, in the client system, performance data for the first network protocol;
receiving, in the client system, performance data for a second network protocol available to the client system;
while conducting network communications with the first network protocol, automatically determining whether switching from the first network protocol to the second network protocol would improve performance for the client system; and
in response to determining that switching to the second network protocol would cause improved performance for the client, automatically switching from the first network protocol to the second network protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information handling system for dynamically switching between network protocols, the system comprising:
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a receiver module operable to receive communications governed by at least two network protocols;
a performance data module associated with the receiver module, the performance data module operable to obtain network performance data for the at least two network protocols; and
a dynamic switching module associated with the performance data module, the dynamic switching module operable to monitor performance data and dynamically switch between network protocols based on the network performance data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wireless network access card for dynamically switching between network protocols, the card comprising:
- a performance data receiver module, operable to receive performance data for communications according to at least two network protocols; and
a dynamic switching module associated with the performance data receiver module, the dynamic switching module operable to monitor and compare performance data of at least two network protocols and dynamically switch network protocols based on performance data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a performance data receiver module, operable to receive performance data for communications according to at least two network protocols; and
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