System and method for multi-link communication in home network
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1. A system for communicating between at least first and second components in a home network, comprising:
- means for establishing a wired communication path between the components;
means for establishing a wireless communication path between the components;
means for communicating data over a component-preferred path when a component-preferred path is indicated, the component-preferred path being selected from the wired and wireless communication paths;
means for, when no component-preferred path is indicated, communicating data over at least one of the paths based on at least one of;
a bandwidth capability, an occupancy ratio.
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Abstract
A client in a home entertainment network can communicate with other components, including the server, over both a wired and a wireless link, with the particular path being selected based a component preference, and/or a bandwidth capability, and/or an occupancy ratio. Both links may be simultaneously used.
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1. A system for communicating between at least first and second components in a home network, comprising:
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means for establishing a wired communication path between the components; means for establishing a wireless communication path between the components; means for communicating data over a component-preferred path when a component-preferred path is indicated, the component-preferred path being selected from the wired and wireless communication paths; means for, when no component-preferred path is indicated, communicating data over at least one of the paths based on at least one of;
a bandwidth capability, an occupancy ratio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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