Method and apparatus for persistent connections to a device through the use of multiple physical network connections and connection hand-offs between multiple bands, modes and networks
Embodiments communicate messages between mobile devices and destination devices. An exemplary embodiment includes a first border server operable to establish a first communication connection to the mobile device over a first network operating under a first protocol, a second border server operable to establish a second communication connection to the mobile device over a second network operating under a second protocol, and a transport management server communicatively coupled to the first border server and the second border server, and operable to establish a third communication connection to the destination device over a third network operating under a third protocol. The first protocol is configured to communicate a first encapsulated portion of the message. The second protocol is configured to communicate a second encapsulated portion of the message. The third protocol is configured to communicate the first encapsulated portion of the message and the second encapsulated portion of the message.
1. A system for communicating a message between a mobile device and a destination device comprising:
a first border server operable to establish a first communication connection to the mobile device over a first network operating under a first protocol, wherein the first protocol is configured to communicate a first encapsulated portion of the message;
a second border server operable to establish a second communication connection to the mobile device over a second network operating under a second protocol, wherein the second protocol is configured to communicate a second encapsulated portion of the message; and
a transport management server communicatively coupled to the first border server and the second border server, and operable to establish a third communication connection to the destination device over a third network operating under a third protocol, wherein the third protocol is configured to communicate the first encapsulated portion of the message and the second encapsulated portion of the message,
wherein the second network is different from the first network,
wherein the second protocol is different from the first protocol, and
wherein the first communication connection and the second communication connection are concurrently established.
2. The system of claim 1 , where in response to a failure of the first communication connection, the first encapsulated portion of the message is communicated over the second communication connection under the second communication protocol.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein said first communication connection fails when a capacity of said first communication connection decreases below a threshold, and wherein a capacity of a plurality of first encapsulated portions transmitted over said failed first connection is above the threshold.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first encapsulated portion of the message and the second encapsulated portion of the message are concurrently communicated from the mobile device to the destination device via the transport management server.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication protocol is a (WiFi) protocol.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication protocol is a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) protocol.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first communication protocol is a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) protocol.
8. A method for communicating a message between a mobile device and a destination device via a network operations center with a first border server communicatively coupled to the mobile device over a first communication connection operating under a first protocol, a second border server communicatively coupled to the mobile device over a second communication connection operating under a second protocol, and a transport management server communicatively coupled to the destination device, the method comprising:
communicating a first encapsulated portion of the message from the mobile device to the first border server over a first maintained network, wherein the first maintained network operates under a first protocol;
substantially concurrently communicating a second encapsulated portion of the message from the mobile device to the second border server over a second maintained network, wherein the second maintained network operates under a second protocol; and
communicating the first encapsulated portion and the second encapsulated portion of the message from the transport management server to the destination device over a third maintained network, wherein the third maintained network operates under a third protocol.
9. The method of claim 8 , where in response to a failure of the first communication connection, the first encapsulated portion of the message is communicated over the second communication connection under the second communication protocol.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein said first communication connection fails when a capacity of said first communication connection decreases below a threshold, and wherein a capacity of a plurality of first encapsulated portions transmitted over said failed first connection is above the threshold.