Patent ID: 9264972
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of communication comprising: receiving a first point-to-point protocol (PPP) encapsulated Internet protocol (IP) packet of a first data flow for transmission to a device; establishing a tunnel that receives the first PPP encapsulated IP packet and that tunnels the first PPP encapsulated packet to a PPP layer of the device, the tunnel employing a cellular communication link established with the device and at least one local area communication link established with the device; determining a first quality of the cellular communication link and a second quality of the at least one local area communication link; attaching a header to the first PPP encapsulated IP packet when the second quality is closer to a quality requirement of the first PPP encapsulated IP packet than the first quality, wherein the cellular communication link is accessible through a first interface and the at least one local area communication link is accessible through a second interface, wherein the header includes an identifier corresponding to the second interface, and wherein the header is used to tunnel the first PPP encapsulated IP packet to the device via the at least one local area communication link; and transmitting the first PPP encapsulated IP packet to the device through the tunnel and via the second interface and the at least one local area communication link in accordance with the identifier in the header based on at least the first and second qualities.