Inverse Multiplexing for Reliable Transport in Wide-Area Wireless Networks
Abstract:
The limited bandwidth of current wide-area wireless access networks (WWANs) is often insufficient for demanding applications, such as streaming audio or video, data mining applications, or high-resolution imaging. Inverse multiplexing is a standard method for achieving higher end-to-end bandwidth by splitting traffic across multiple physical links creating a single logical channel. This technique is commonly used today in ISDN and analog dialup installations. Current implementations, however, are designed for private links with stable channel characteristics. Unfortunately, most WWAN technologies use shared channels that display highly variable link characteristics, including bandwidth, latency, and loss rates. This paper presents a novel inverse multiplexing method for WWAN environments, termed
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