Patent ID: 7376097

Claim:
A method of associating an IP address with a plurality of link layer addresses in a wireless communication network, the method comprising the steps of: assigning an IP address to the link layer addresses; receiving from a router a neighbor advertisement message having a bit flag indicating that the router is capable of processing multiple link layer connections with a client device under the same IP address; responding to the router providing the link layer addresses and a weight vector indicating, for each link layer address, the weight vector to be assigned in a connection to be established using that link layer address; establishing a first link layer connection with the router using a first wireless network interface assigned to a first one of the link layer addresses on said IP address; establishing a second link layer connection with the router using a second wireless network interface assigned to a second one of the link layer addresses on said IP address; and communicating data through the router using the first and second link layer connections in accordance with the weight vector.