Patent ID: 8516147
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of requesting information, comprising: generating a plurality of range requests using a client having a plurality of network interfaces respectively connected to different network links, the range requests each corresponding to a data range of a data resource; transmitting, from the client having the plurality of network interfaces, a plurality of range requests to a server via the plurality of network interfaces; receiving, at the client and from the server, a plurality of segments via the plurality of network interfaces such that each segment is received via a network interface which transmitted the corresponding range request, each segment including a portion of the data resource; and reassembling the data resource using the plurality of segments, wherein the plurality of range requests are generated based on a current status of the plurality of network interfaces, and wherein the current status of the plurality of network interfaces is determined based on available bandwidth and round-trip delay of each of the plurality of network interfaces.