Patent ID: 7769002
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method implementable by one or more machines, said method comprising: selecting a set of link-layer interfaces that satisfy a set of congestion constraint conditions from a plurality of link-layer interfaces; calculating a metric value for each link-layer interface in the set of link-layer interfaces; and assigning to a data stream a link-layer interface in the set of link-layer interfaces according to its corresponding metric value to optimize communication performance; wherein the data stream is assigned said link-layer interface in the set of link-layer interfaces according to its corresponding metric value indicating an optimal combination of data rate versus energy consumption; wherein the corresponding metric value is the combination of data rate, D(t), versus energy consumption, E, dynamically calculated for a particular link-layer interface using a data stream parameter, α, as (D(t))