METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION USING SHORT RANGE AND WIDE RANGE COMMUNICATION LINKS
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1. A wireless device comprising:
- means for receiving first packets of an IP flow utilizing a wireless link to a first communication device during a first time interval, wherein the first communication device is a cellular base station or a Wi-Fi access point;
means for receiving second packets of the IP flow utilizing a peer-to-peer wireless link to a second communication wireless device during the first time interval; and
means for recovering the IP flow utilizing the first and second packets, wherein the first packets and second packets are associated with the same IP flow.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a wireless device comprising means for receiving first packets of an IP flow utilizing a wireless link to a cellular base station or a Wi-Fi access point during a first time interval; means for receiving second packets of an IP flow utilizing a wireless link to another wireless device during the first time interval; and means for recovering the IP flow utilizing the first and second packets are disclosed.
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1. A wireless device comprising:
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means for receiving first packets of an IP flow utilizing a wireless link to a first communication device during a first time interval, wherein the first communication device is a cellular base station or a Wi-Fi access point; means for receiving second packets of the IP flow utilizing a peer-to-peer wireless link to a second communication wireless device during the first time interval; and means for recovering the IP flow utilizing the first and second packets, wherein the first packets and second packets are associated with the same IP flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 21, 22)
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5. A method comprising:
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a wireless device receiving first packets of an IP flow utilizing a wireless link to a first communication device during a first time interval, wherein the first communication device is a cellular base station or a Wi Fi access point; the wireless device receiving second packets of the IP flow utilizing a wireless link to a second communication device during the first time interval; and the wireless device recovering the IP flow utilizing the first and second packets, wherein the first and second packets are associated with the same IP flow. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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