Design and implementation of a socket-level bandwidth aggregation mechanism for wireless networks

Authors:
Hiroshi Sakakibara;Masato Saito;Hideyuki Tokuda
Affiliations:
Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan;Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan;Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan
Venue:
WICON '06 Proceedings of the 2nd annual international workshop on Wireless internet
Year:
2006

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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.