Research Article
Design and implementation of a socket-level bandwidth aggregation mechanism for wireless networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/1234161.1234172, author={Hiroshi SAKAKIBARA and Masato SAITO and Hideyuki TOKUDA}, title={Design and implementation of a socket-level bandwidth aggregation mechanism for wireless networks}, proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Wireless Internet}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={WICON}, year={2006}, month={8}, keywords={Bandwidth Aggregation Heterogeneous wireless networks multihomed mobile host}, doi={10.1145/1234161.1234172} }- Hiroshi SAKAKIBARA
Masato SAITO
Hideyuki TOKUDA
Year: 2006
Design and implementation of a socket-level bandwidth aggregation mechanism for wireless networks
WICON
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/1234161.1234172
Abstract
This paper proposes a mechanism to aggregate bandwidth of multiple network interfaces on a computer. Recently one single computer entails multiple different wireless network interfaces, such as IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, WiMAX, and so on. They can be combined, and we can aquire broad bandwidth. We designed and developed a Socket-level Bandwidth Aggregation Mechanism (SBAM). SBAM can aggregate multiple interfaces on a computer to offer broad bandwidth. In addition, implementation in socket layer causes easy deployment and adaptation to existing environment. We evaluated SBAM under actual wireless network environments. SBAM offers broad bandwidth by utilizing various wireless devices on a computer while it avoids modification to existing environment.
