Aggregating multiple radio links from multiple modems in a communication device
First Claim
1. A communication device comprising:
- at least two modems,an application processor configured to distribute data from an application residing on the communication device to said at least two modems for RF transmission;
an aggregation controller configured to select from the at least two modems to form a set of selected modems for a radio-frequency-link aggregation group;
a connectivity module configured tosend, to an operator network, subscription information and modem identifiers for the selected modems in the radio-frequency-link aggregation group, wherein the subscription information enables the operator network to bill an account associated with the selected modems;
monitor availability of the at least two modems for the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; and
acknowledge that the operator network, connected to radio frequency links of the radio-frequency-link aggregation group, has agreed to handle aggregated data from the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; and
an aggregation module configured to receive data from the application and distribute data to the selected modems in accordance with an aggregation algorithm; and
wherein said selected modems are configured to send distributed data received from the application processor over a radio frequency link to a radio frequency node in the operator network.
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Abstract
Aggregating multiple modems in a communication device into a radio-frequency-link aggregation group increases the limited data bandwidth of RF data transmission between a communication device and its operator network. An aggregation controller in the communication device monitors the availability of its modems and selects modems to be used in a radio-frequency-link aggregation group. The aggregation controller also selects an aggregation algorithm. A radio-frequency-link aggregation module in the communication device distributes data to modems in the radio-frequency-link aggregation group in accordance with the aggregation algorithm. A connectivity service in the communication device notifies the operator network of the modems in the radio-frequency-link aggregation group and acknowledges that the operator network agrees to handle transmission from the radio-frequency-link aggregation group.
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17 Claims
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1. A communication device comprising:
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at least two modems, an application processor configured to distribute data from an application residing on the communication device to said at least two modems for RF transmission; an aggregation controller configured to select from the at least two modems to form a set of selected modems for a radio-frequency-link aggregation group; a connectivity module configured to send, to an operator network, subscription information and modem identifiers for the selected modems in the radio-frequency-link aggregation group, wherein the subscription information enables the operator network to bill an account associated with the selected modems; monitor availability of the at least two modems for the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; and acknowledge that the operator network, connected to radio frequency links of the radio-frequency-link aggregation group, has agreed to handle aggregated data from the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; and an aggregation module configured to receive data from the application and distribute data to the selected modems in accordance with an aggregation algorithm; and wherein said selected modems are configured to send distributed data received from the application processor over a radio frequency link to a radio frequency node in the operator network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A communication device comprising:
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a plurality of modems; an aggregation controller means for selecting an aggregation algorithm and a set of selected modems for a radio-frequency-link aggregation group, the set of selected modems selected from the plurality of modems; means for monitoring availability of each of the plurality of modems for the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; means for acknowledging that an operator network, connected to radio frequency links of the radio-frequency-link aggregation group, has agreed to handle aggregated data from the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; connectivity means for sending, to an operator network, subscription information and modem identifiers of the modems in the radio-frequency-link aggregation group from the communication device, wherein the subscription information enables the operator network to bill an account associated with the selected modems; and an aggregation means, responsive to the aggregation controller means, for distributing data that is received from an application to the selected modems selected by the aggregation controller means whereby a data transmission rate from the communication device is increased. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for aggregating multiple modems of a communication device into a radio-frequency-link aggregation group to increase the bandwidth of the radio frequency data transmission from the communication device, said method comprising:
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selecting an aggregation algorithm and a set of selected modems from the multiple modems to make up the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; sending, to an operator network, subscription information, modem identifiers, and radio-frequency-link information for the selected modems from the communication device wherein the subscription information enables the operator network to bill an account associated with the selected modems; distributing data, received from an application program, to the selected modems for data transmission from the communication device whereby the data transmission rate from the communication device is increased; and detecting a radio frequency link failure at a failed modem in the set of selected modems; said selecting includes removing the failed modem from the set of selected modems and choosing a new set of selected modems; and resending modem identifiers corresponding to the new set of selected modems. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method for aggregating multiple modems of a communication device into a radio-frequency-link aggregation group, said method comprising:
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selecting an aggregation algorithm and a set of selected modems from the multiple modems to make up the radio-frequency-link aggregation group; sending, to an operator network, subscription information, modem identifiers, and radio-frequency-link information for the selected modems from the communication device wherein the subscription information enables the operator network to bill an account associated with the selected modems; distributing data received from an application program to the selected modems for data transmission from the communication device whereby the data transmission rate from the communication device is increased; detecting a radio frequency link failure at a failed modem in the set of selected modems; said selecting includes removing the failed modem from the set of selected modems and choosing a new set of selected modems; and resending modem identifiers corresponding to the new set of selected modems. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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