InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 8,848,640
Reznik , et al. September 30, 2014

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Method and apparatus for bandwidth aggregation for IP flow


Abstract
A method and apparatus for bandwidth aggregation for an Internet protocol (IP) flow are disclosed. A sender may split IP packets on a single IP flow, and transmit the IP packets to a receiver via at least two interfaces. The sender splitting the IP packets over multiple interfaces may not send any signaling to the receiver. Alternatively, the sender may send information to the receiver for configuring distribution of the IP packets over multiple interfaces. The information may be carried on a binding update message, a binding acknowledgement message, or a binding refresh request message. The IP packets may be split and transmitted by a logical interface that sits between an IP layer and a layer 2, or by a bandwidth aggregation (BWA) middleware located between a transmission control protocol (TCP) layer and an IP layer.


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Inventors: Reznik; Alexander (Titusville, NJ), Gul; Usman Ehtesham (Waterloo, CA), Perras; Michelle (Montreal, CA), Chitrapu; Prabhakar R. (Blue Bell, PA), Cartmell; John R. (Lynbrook, NY), Tomici; John L. (Southold, NY), Jin; Hao (Miami, FL), Balazinski; Bartosz (Montreal, CA)
Applicant: Name City State Country Type

Reznik; Alexander
Gul; Usman Ehtesham
Perras; Michelle
Chitrapu; Prabhakar R.
Cartmell; John R.
Tomici; John L.
Jin; Hao
Balazinski; Bartosz
Titusville
Waterloo
Montreal
Blue Bell
Lynbrook
Southold
Miami
Montreal
NJ
N/A
N/A
PA
NY
NY
FL
N/A
US
CA
CA
US
US
US
US
CA

Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)

Family ID: 1000000702381
Appl. No.: 13/463,611
Filed: May 3, 2012

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Prior Publication Data

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Document Identifier Publication Date
US 20130021968 A1 Jan 24, 2013


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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
61483425 May 6, 2011
61563326 Nov 23, 2011
61607175 Mar 6, 2012


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Current U.S. Class: 370/329 ; 370/536
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/026 (20130101); H04L 45/245 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04J 3/04 (20060101

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