US 11,751,263 B2
Connection based teaming with composite links
Vivek Viswanathan Iyer, Austin, TX (US); Dileep Kumar Soma, Round Rock, TX (US); and Minho Cheong, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by DELL PRODUCTS, LP, Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,570.
Prior Publication US 2022/0304087 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 24/08 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information handling system, comprising:
a first wireless data communication interface configured to establish wireless data communication links on a first frequency band;
a second wireless data communication interface configured to establish wireless data communication links on a second frequency band; and
a processor configured to:
establish a first wireless data communication link on the first wireless data communication interface with an access point external to the information handling system;
determine a first link characteristic for the first wireless data communication link;
establish a second wireless data communication link on the second wireless data communication interface with the access point;
determine a second link characteristic for the second wireless data communication link, wherein the first and second link characteristics are of a common type of characteristic;
select one of the first and second wireless data communication links based on the first and second link characteristics;
maintain the selected one of the first or second wireless data communication links based upon the selection;
establish a third wireless data communication link on the first wireless data communication interface with a docking station external to the information handling system, wherein the docking station is coupled to the access point via another data communication link;
determine a third link characteristic for the third wireless data communication link, and a fourth link characteristic for the other data communication link, wherein the third and fourth link characteristics are of the common type of link characteristic;
establish a fourth wireless data communication link on the second wireless data communication interface with the docking station;
determine a fifth link characteristic for the fourth wireless data communication link;
select one of the third and fourth wireless data communication links based on the third, fourth, and fifth link characteristics; and
maintain the selected one of the third or fourth wireless data communication links based upon the selection.