Concurrent Transmission Method for Mobile Applications using Multihoming Devices

Mobile devices with multihoming capabilities have gained large-scale popularity in recent years. However, these network interfaces cannot be fully utilized in most applications. In this paper, we propose a concurrent transmission method that allows mobile applications to fully use multiple interfaces simultaneously in a transparent manner. Using this method, applications benefit from network enhancement, including minimum transmission delay and maximum throughput. Our experimental results show that we achieve a bandwidth aggregation efficiency of 90% on throughput and reduce 28% transmission delay. In addition, we analyze the lowest power consumption according to our model.