Patent ID: 9338697
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A mobile device, comprising: a network interface card comprising a first software module and a second software module; wherein the mobile device receives a first outer internet protocol (IP) address assigned by a first wireless access point (WAP), a second outer IP address assigned by a second WAP, and an inner IP address assigned by a routing device that is tunneled to the routing device via the first outer IP address and second outer IP address; and a multiplexor to multiplex utilization of the network interface card between the first software module and the second software module during a handoff of the mobile device from the first WAP to the second WAP, wherein connectivity is maintained by simultaneously multiplexing data communication between a first software module associated with the first outer IP address and a second software module associated with the second outer IP address until the handoff of the mobile device from the first WAP to the second WAP is completed.