Multi-Link Aggregation for Wireless Network Throughput
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Local area networks often experience overburdening, leading to delays and errors due to multiple devices connecting to the same network, and interference from neighboring wireless networks, resulting in underperforming network access compared to advertised capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A virtual private network link aggregation system that aggregates multiple local area networks to optimize wireless link conditions, traffic, and device power consumption by selecting the best available network links for concurrent operations, using a context-aware radio resource management system to manage wireless communication devices and access points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices connect to the same wireless network, then network coverage and accessibility are improved, but data transfer rates decrease and error rates increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the single overloaded wireless network connection into multiple separate wireless network interfaces. Each interface connects to a different wireless network, dividing the traffic load across multiple independent channels rather than concentrating all devices on a single network, thereby maintaining data transfer rates while improving accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-dimension network connection model to a multi-dimensional model by utilizing multiple wireless networks simultaneously. This dimensional expansion allows the system to access network resources through multiple parallel pathways, effectively increasing both accessibility and maintaining throughput by operating in additional network dimensions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices connect to the same wireless network, then network coverage is improved, but error rates increase due to network overburdening
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network traffic from multiple devices across different wireless network interfaces, preventing any single network from becoming overburdened. This segmentation isolates error-prone traffic to specific networks while maintaining overall system reliability through diverse connection paths.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the network connection parameters by selecting different wireless networks with varying characteristics (signal strength, load, interference levels). This parameter diversification allows the system to adapt to changing network conditions and maintain lower error rates by routing traffic through optimal networks.
3Productivity
If local area networks are used to provide network access, then network resources are accessible, but interference from neighboring wireless networks increases error rates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple wireless network connections into a unified multi-network interface system. By combining resources from multiple networks, the system achieves better resource access while the diversity of networks provides interference mitigation, as not all networks experience the same neighboring interference patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a multi-network interface system as an intermediary layer between devices and network resources. This intermediary manages traffic across multiple networks, selecting optimal pathways that minimize interference-related errors while maintaining access to network resources.
4Device complexity
If a single wireless network is used, then device complexity is minimized, but network performance underperforms advertised capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal multi-network interface system that can operate with a single network or multiple networks depending on conditions. This multi-functional approach allows the system to maintain simple single-network operation when sufficient while automatically utilizing additional networks when needed to achieve advertised performance levels.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a dynamic network interface system that adapts its complexity based on performance requirements. The system can dynamically add or remove network interfaces from active use, transitioning between simple and complex configurations to match actual network performance needs rather than maintaining fixed complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
An information handling system and method includes a plurality of local area networks, an access point, and a client device. The access point includes a server processor in communication with access point network interface circuitry. The server processor is to implement a virtual private network server to establish a virtual private network with a virtual private network client implemented on a client device. The client device includes an application processor in communication with client device network interface circuitry. The application processor is to transmit a first VPN packet to the virtual private network access point via a first local area network and to transmit a second VPN packet to the virtual private network access point via a second local area network. The server processor is to convert the first and second VPN packets to first and second network packets, respectively, and transmit the first and second network packets to the wide area network.