Methods and apparatuses for facilitating the use of stations (STAs) of a multi-link device (MLD) to set up and operate backhaul links to serve a Mobile access point (AP) within the same MLD in a wireless local area network. The apparatuses include an MLD comprising APs forming a Mobile AP MLD, backhaul STAs, and a processor operably coupled to the APs and the backhaul STAs. The processor is configured to instruct at least one of the APs to set up an access link with a corresponding STA of a non-AP MLD, and to instruct at least one of the backhaul STAs to set up a backhaul link with a corresponding AP of an AP MLD to carry traffic of the non-AP MLD that flows through the Mobile AP MLD over the access link.

Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and apparatus, and relate to the communication field. The method in embodiments of this application includes: A control network element determines to use a same transmission path as a second service data flow for a first service data flow. The control network element sends first indication information to a target network element, where the first indication information indicates to transmit the first service data flow through a same transmission path as the second service data flow. In this way, the first service data flow and the second service data flow can be synchronously transmitted, to resolve a problem of a large transmission delay difference or asynchronization resulting from selecting different transmission paths for the service data flows.

A network device provides, to a user device, a user interface to configure preferences for a bandwidth boosting service. The bandwidth boosting service is configured to supplement a subscriber's primary content delivery connection with additional bandwidth from a broadband cellular connection. The network device receives, via the user interface, user configuration preferences for the bandwidth boosting service and provides, to a boosting router at a local subscriber network, configuration settings that are based on the configuration preferences. The network device receives, from the boosting router, a boost request for content delivery to a user device at the local subscriber network and generates, in response to the boost request, a split-path instruction for the content delivery to the local subscriber network via a primary data path and a supplemental data path.

For QoS (quality of service) requirements of a session at a first access point and a wireless station, a cost function value is calculated for the specific session based on a number of network packets to be processed in the queue and the identified QoS requirement. It is determined whether another of the plurality of access points within range of the specific session can better serve the identified QoS requirement than the first access point by comparing the cost function value for the specific session against at the first access point against at least a cost function value for a second access point.

Disclosed are a data transmission method and apparatus, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, and a computing device. The data transmission method is executed by a computing device, and includes: receiving first packets transmitted by a first device over multiple data channels; parsing the first packets to obtain address information of the first device, and performing aggregation on the first packets according to headers of the first packets, to obtain second packets, the designated address information comprising a virtual port assigned to the first device and associated with the address information of the first device; replacing source address information of the second packets with designated address information, to obtain third packets; and transmitting the third packets to a second device, the second device being a device that the first device needs to access.

A bridge system establishes a network connection between each of a plurality of private computer networks and a public computer network. The bridge system includes a plurality of bridge devices, each bridge device being connected to the public computer network. Additionally, the bridge system includes a central controller in connection with each bridge device. The central controller configures each bridge device for wireless communication with a designated private network, with aspects of the bridge device configuration being reviewable and modifiable through a network interface in communication with the central controller. Accordingly, the bridge system creates a private-to-public network link between each private network and the public network. As a result, an internet-enabled device with access to the network link is afforded with all the network services and resources provided by the private network over the substantially broadened geographic area of coverage delivered by the public network.

For QoS (quality of service) requirements of a session at a first access point and a wireless station, a cost function value is calculated for the specific session based on a number of network packets to be processed in the queue and the identified QoS requirement. It is determined whether another of the plurality of access points within range of the specific session can better serve the identified QoS requirement than the first access point by comparing the cost function value for the specific session against at the first access point against at least a cost function value for a second access point.

A data transmission method includes: obtaining, by a sending device, data packets of a target data flow; and sending the data packets of the target data flow to a receiving device through at least two physical links between the sending device and the receiving device in a load balancing mode, where each data packet that is of the target data flow and that is sent in the load balancing mode carries a primary sequence number, the sent data packets of the target data flow have consecutive primary sequence numbers, and the primary sequence numbers are used by the receiving device to order data packets that are received from different physical links and that belong to the target data flow.

Systems for routing data over first and second broadband channels. Communication data are received from one or more user equipment (UE). A first bandwidth capacity of the first broadband channel and a second bandwidth capacity of the second broadband channel are determined. A ratio of communication data throughput between the first broadband channel and the second broadband channel are adjusted based on a bandwidth allocation rule set that routes the communication data according to the first bandwidth capacity of the first broadband channel and the second bandwidth capacity of the second broadband channel.

An apparatus comprises two or more connection ports, at least one wireless network interface, and at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The at least one processing device is configured to receive, utilizing a first one of the two or more connection ports, a first type of out-of-band management traffic from a managed information technology asset, to receive, utilizing a second one of the two or more connection ports, a second type of out-of-band management traffic from the managed information technology asset, and to communicate, via the at least one wireless network interface, the first and second types of out-of-band management traffic to one or more additional processing devices.