COOPERATIVE BANDWIDTH AGGREGATION USING MULTIPATH TRANSPORT
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- communicating with a server through a first Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) path using a first Internet Protocol (IP) address;
communicating with the server through a second MPTP path using a second IP address, the communication with the server through the second MPTP path being through a wireless node at the second IP address; and
communicating with the wireless node through peer-to-peer communication.
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Abstract
A method of wireless communication includes communicating with a server through a first MPTP path using a first IP address; communicating with the server through a second MPTP path using a second IP address, the communication with the server through the second MPTP path being through a wireless node at the second IP address; and communicating with the wireless node through peer-to-peer communication.
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114 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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communicating with a server through a first Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) path using a first Internet Protocol (IP) address; communicating with the server through a second MPTP path using a second IP address, the communication with the server through the second MPTP path being through a wireless node at the second IP address; and communicating with the wireless node through peer-to-peer communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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requesting a Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) session with an MPTP tunneling server; and communicating with the MPTP tunneling server through an MPTP tunnel, the tunnel comprising one or more MPTP paths, each of the MPTP paths corresponding to a carrier for communication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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selecting one or more MPTP paths based on one or more performance parameters and one or more path parameters; and establishing a link using the selected one or more MPTP paths. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for communicating with a server through a first Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) path using a first Internet Protocol (IP) address; means for communicating with the server through a second MPTP path using a second IP address, the communication with the server through the second MPTP path being through a wireless node at the second IP address; and means for communicating with the wireless node through peer-to-peer communication. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for requesting a Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) session with an MPTP tunneling server; and means for communicating with the MPTP tunneling server through an MPTP tunnel, the tunnel comprising one or more MPTP paths, each of the MPTP paths corresponding to a carrier for communication. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for selecting one or more MPTP paths based on one or more performance parameters and one or more path parameters; and means for establishing a link using the selected one or more MPTP paths. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising code for; communicating with a server through a first Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) path using a first Internet Protocol (IP) address; communicating with the server through a second MPTP path using a second IP address, the communication with the server through the second MPTP path being through a wireless node at the second IP address; and communicating with the wireless node through peer-to-peer communication.
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76. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising code for; requesting a Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) session with an MPTP tunneling server; and communicating with the MPTP tunneling server through an MPTP tunnel, the tunnel comprising one or more MPTP paths, each of the MPTP paths corresponding to a carrier for communication.
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77. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising code for; selecting one or more MPTP paths based on one or more performance parameters and one or more path parameters; and establishing a link using the selected one or more MPTP paths.
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78. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system configured to; communicate with a server through a first Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) path using a first Internet Protocol (IP) address; communicate with the server through a second MPTP path using a second IP address, the communication with the server through the second MPTP path being through a wireless node at the second IP address; and communicate with the wireless node through peer-to-peer communication. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system configured to; request a Multi-Path Transport Protocol (MPTP) session with an MPTP tunneling server; and communicate with the MPTP tunneling server through an MPTP tunnel, the tunnel comprising one or more MPTP paths, each of the MPTP paths corresponding to a carrier for communication. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system configured to; select one or more MPTP paths based on one or more performance parameters and one or more path parameters; and establish a link using the selected one or more MPTP paths. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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