Patent ID: 9155118
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A communications method for use by a mobile device having a wireless interface, comprising: establishing a communications link with a network-based localized mobility management system through an access component of a first network domain with a network domain node of the first network domain of the system; establishing at least one other communications link with the network-based localized mobility management system through at least one other access component of the first network domain with the network domain node of the system; requesting a quality of service through at least one of the access components, wherein the request for quality of service identifies a particular message flow from among a plurality of message flows associated with the communication links; sending a message to establish a first tunnel, at a first time, to the access component for use with at least some message flows of the plurality of message flows; sending a message to establish a second tunnel, at a second time, to the at least one other access component for use with at least some other message flows of the plurality of message flows; and processing concurrent communications using the first and second tunnels, wherein the first tunnel carries the particular message flow identified in the request for quality of service and wherein the second tunnel carries other message flows, wherein the concurrent communications employ the same wireless interface of the mobile device.