METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING PACKETS THROUGH NETWORK INTERFACES
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting data packets at a first communications device comprising a plurality of network interfaces, comprising:
- transmitting data packets through a first network interface when a first condition is satisfied;
transmitting data packets through a second network interface when a second condition is satisfied.
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Abstract
A method carried out by a first communications device for transmitting data packets, wherein the first communications device comprises a plurality of network interfaces. Data packets are transmitted through a first network interface when a first condition is satisfied, and through a second network interface when a second condition is satisfied. In one of the embodiments, the plurality of network interfaces are classified into a plurality of groups of network interfaces according to a first group of conditions, and the first network interface and second network interface belong to two different groups of network interfaces.
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1. A method for transmitting data packets at a first communications device comprising a plurality of network interfaces, comprising:
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transmitting data packets through a first network interface when a first condition is satisfied; transmitting data packets through a second network interface when a second condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A first communications device capable of transmitting data packets, comprising:
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a plurality of network interfaces; at least one processing unit; at least one main memory; at least one secondary storage storing program instructions executable by the at least one processing unit for; transmitting data packets through a first network interface when a first condition is satisfied; transmitting data packets through a second network interface when a second condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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