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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Pierre Hygren, Sjömarken, SE;
Per-Arne Thorsén, Öjersjö, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a communication arrangement () adapted for link aggregation of a plurality of communication links (). The communication arrangement () is adapted to communicate via the plurality of communication links () and comprises a traffic handling unit () that is adapted to obtain data segments (---) to be transmitted, and to identify one or more data flows () in said data segments. The traffic handling unit is adapted to attach sequence numbers, SEQ, to data segments associated with each identified data flow (), wherein sequence numbers are independent between data flows and to select a communication link for transmission of a data segment associated with a certain data flow (). The selecting comprises selecting a previous communication link that has been used for transmission of a previous data segment from said certain data flow () if possible, and selecting any communication link otherwise.