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Multipath communication devices and methods

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  • US 9,350,649 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2014
  • Issued: 05/24/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for establishing and sending data during a multipath connection comprising:

  • a data-source device receiving multipath information about each of a plurality of network-edge devices that is capable of joining a multipath connection with a data-requesting device, each of the network-edge devices being connected to one or more networks, and each of the network-edge devices being connected to the data-requesting device over a different connection; and

    the data-source device performing at least one of (i) sending different groups of data packets to different network-edge devices that are participating in the multipath connection, (ii) sending different streams of data to one or more of the network-edge devices that are participating in the multipath connection, and (iii) sending combinations of different streams and different groups of data packets to one or more of the network-edge devices that are participating in the multipath connection.

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