Patent ID: 9497110
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving data packets of a first data stream, at an aggregation node from one or more source nodes, via a point-to-multipoint path over a network; receiving data packets of a second data stream that is different from the first data stream, at the aggregation node, from the one or more source nodes, via a primary point-to-point path over the network; wherein the second data stream is different from the first data stream; merging, at the aggregation node, data packets of the first data stream received via the point-to-multipoint path with data packets of the second data stream received via the primary point-to-point path, into a merged data stream for a delivery to an access node via one interface; forwarding data packets of the merged data stream over the network to the access node.