Patent ID: 6104720
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of transmitting data over a plurality of communication paths, the data including a plurality of data types, comprising the steps of:(a) determining which of the plurality of communication paths are available for transmitting the data;(b) determining at least one desired quality of service (QOS) characteristic for each of the data types;(c) selecting at least one of the available communication paths for transmitting each of the data types by matching the desired QOS characteristics to the available communication paths;(d) signaling to a destination device that will receive at least one of the data types;(e) initiating the transmission of the data over the selected communication paths;(f) determining whether the data types included in the data have changed; and(g) if at step (f) it is determined that the data types have changed, repeating steps (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e).