Abstract: Integrated base stations and a method of transmitting data units in a communications system for mobile devices. In one embodiment, an integrated base station includes a communications processor having a protocol stack configured with a media access control layer and a physical layer.

Abstract: A view multiplexer, a viewing infrastructure and a method of multiplexing a view for use with a service application. In one embodiment, the viewing infrastructure includes a service application, a communications network coupled to the service application, a plurality of viewers coupled to the network and a view multiplexer coupled to both the service application and the communications network. A service coordinator of the view multiplexer simulates a single representative viewer from the plurality of viewers to the service application. A state collaborator, which is coupled to the service coordinator of the view multiplexer, provides a network state to the plurality of viewers.

Abstract: A view multiplexer, a viewing infrastructure and a method of multiplexing a view for use with a service application. In one embodiment, the viewing infrastructure includes a service application, a communications network coupled to the service application, a plurality of viewers coupled to the network and a view multiplexer coupled to both the service application and the communications network. A service coordinator of the view multiplexer simulates a single representative viewer from the plurality of viewers to the service application. A state collaborator, which is coupled to the service coordinator of the view multiplexer, provides a network state to the plurality of viewers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for selecting a proxy server that stores a web resource from an array of proxies in a network. A disclosed proxy selector reduces the latency and bandwidth utilization required to obtain Web resources. A given proxy server is selected based on a proxy selection table generally maintained by each client. The proxy selection table redirects requests to a given proxy server in an array of proxy servers, based on the address of the requested resource and the recent history of client request patterns. The proxy selection table can encode the assignment of heavy file types and heavy domains to individual proxy servers. When a client requests a web resource, the proxy selection table is accessed to redirect the request to the appropriate proxy server. If the resource type is a heavy type, the request is redirected to one or more proxy servers responsible for heavy file types.