Service diversity for communication system
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1. A communication system, comprising:
- at least a first service node;
at least a second service node; and
at least one client station positioned to communicate with the service nodes over respective first and second channels, the first service node providing a first part of a use case to the client station; and
the second service node providing a second part of the use case to the client station simultaneously, if determined that the second service node is sufficiently close to the client station, with the provision of the first part by the first service node, the first and second parts being different portions of the use case.
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Abstract
A communication transaction or use case is broken down into constituent parts, one of which can be provided, at the direction of a master service node, from the master service node or primary service path and the other of which can be provided from a support service node or secondary service path that the client station might happen to be able to communicate with. For instance, the base layer of a multimedia stream might be provided from the master node, but if its bandwidth becomes full, an enhancement layer of the stream can be provided by the support node, as directed by the master node.
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1. A communication system, comprising:
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at least a first service node;
at least a second service node; and
at least one client station positioned to communicate with the service nodes over respective first and second channels, the first service node providing a first part of a use case to the client station; and
the second service node providing a second part of the use case to the client station simultaneously, if determined that the second service node is sufficiently close to the client station, with the provision of the first part by the first service node, the first and second parts being different portions of the use case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communication of a single use case to a client station from a service system having at least first and second service resources, comprising:
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communicating at least a first part of the use case using the first service resource to the client station;
determining whether the second resources is sufficiently close to the client station prior to directing the client station to receive a second part of the use case from the second service resource, the first and second parts being different from each other in that the second part is not merely duplicative of the first part; and
in response to the determining act, selectively directing the client station to receive the second part from the second service resource. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A client station, comprising:
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a first receiver receiving a first part of a use case from a first service resource; and
a second receiver receiving a second part of the use case from a second resource simultaneously with reception of the first part if determined that the second service resource is sufficiently close to the client station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system, comprising:
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first service provisioning means for providing a first part of a use case to a client station; and
second service provisioning means for providing a second part of a use case to the client station, if determined that the second provisioning means is sufficiently close to the client station, the first and second parts not representing the same data as each other. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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