Patent attributes
A method of emulating a multipath connection, in which data packets sent or received by a given user equipment are intercepted by a plurality of concentrators situated in at least one network to which the user equipment is connected. Each concentrator serves to aggregate connections making use of a plurality of paths that can be used by the user equipment. One of the concentrators is designated in dynamic manner as being “primary” concentrator, and the other concentrator(s) are designated as being “secondary” concentrator(s). The primary concentrator or a secondary concentrator: a) receives a data packet sent by the user equipment to a correspondent; b) when necessary, removes all of the multipath options from the received packet; c) replaces the source address of the received packet with an address of the primary concentrator; and d) sends the packet as modified in this way to the correspondent.
