Patent ID: 6192414
Filing Date: 2001-02-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method of managing a communications network having a plurality of nodes, each node capable of running at least one of a plurality of applications, and a plurality of transport service providers, each transport service provider linked to a network driver for establishing a network connection and an interface linked to the at least one application for enabling any of the plurality of applications to communicate with each of the plurality of transport service providers, the method comprising the steps of:in each of a first and a second node, preparing at least two of the plurality of transport service providers for establishing a network connection through each of the at least two transport service providers and associating them with each other and an application in response to a request from the application to the interface for a single network connection;establishing network connection between each of the at least two transport service providers in the first node and corresponding transport service providers in the second node;monitoring and determining network connection condition; andselectively transmitting information via a selected one network connection.