Diverse Pathway Integration via Proxy-Coordinated Multipath Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing application servers restrict access based on accounts, leading to conflicts between user account restrictions and efficient communication logistics, challenging signaling and control in network communications.
Innovation Solution
A method involving multipath connections through a proxy server, utilizing both packet-switched signaling networks, allowing simultaneous data transmission over multiple paths to enhance communication efficiency and compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If connection-based communications are used to enforce user account restrictions, then access control is improved, but communication efficiency and logistics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the communication path into multiple independent connections (first connection over first network, second connection over second network) while maintaining unified account-based access control. Each connection can be independently managed and restricted based on user account policies, yet data can flow through multiple paths simultaneously, preserving both security and efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a proxy server as an intermediary that coordinates multiple network connections. The proxy server receives data from user equipment through multiple paths, combines the data, and forwards it to the application server. This intermediary enables efficient multi-path communication while the application server maintains account-based access control restrictions.
2Device complexity
If single network path is used for communication, then network management is simplified, but communication reliability and continuity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The communication path is segmented into multiple independent network paths (first network and second network) instead of relying on a single path. Each path can be independently managed and monitored, but together they provide redundancy and continuity assurance, solving the contradiction between management simplicity and communication reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple network connections (first connection and second connection) into a unified communication flow through the proxy server. The proxy server merges data from both paths, presenting a single reliable communication channel to the application server while utilizing multiple underlying paths for enhanced continuity.
3Productivity
If multiple network paths are used for data transmission, then communication efficiency is improved, but signaling and control complexity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The proxy server acts as a signaling and control intermediary that manages multiple network connections. It handles the complexity of coordinating data flow across first and second networks, combining data from multiple paths, and managing interactions with the application server. This centralizes control complexity in one entity while enabling efficient multi-path data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple data streams from different network paths into a single combined data flow at the proxy server. This consolidation simplifies the signaling and control architecture by presenting a unified communication interface to the application server, reducing the burden of managing multiple independent signaling channels while maintaining the efficiency benefits of multi-path transmission.
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AI summary
This disclosure includes a method, alone or in combination with other methods or steps described herein. The method may include defining, based on a multipath option and an identifier, a first connection with user equipment according to a first network provider over a path of a first network that comprises packet-switched signaling. The method may include defining, based on the identifier, a second connection with the user equipment according to a second network provider over a path of a second network that comprises the packet-switched signaling. The method may include receiving first data over the path of the first network and second data over the path of the second network. The method may include sending a combination of the first data and the second data to an application server. The method may include receiving, based on the combination, a response. The method may include sending the response to the user equipment.