Techniques for receiving packets over aggregated connections in wireless communications
First Claim
1. A method for communicating using traffic aggregation, comprising:
- establishing, by a user equipment (UE), a first connection using a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the UE operates in a communication mode having one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection;
receiving, by the UE, a data packet over a second connection using a second RAT, wherein the data packet is from a data flow which is allowed or configured to be delivered via the first connection and the second connection;
determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the UE is operating in a dormant period of the one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; and
requesting a termination of the dormant period over the first connection based at least in part on determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the UE is operating in the dormant period with respect to the first connection,wherein requesting the termination of the dormant period comprises transmitting a request to a first access node over the first connection to terminate the dormant period.
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Abstract
A user equipment (UE) can establish a first connection using a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the UE operates in a communication mode having one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection. The UE can receive a data packet over a second connection using a second RAT, wherein the data packet is from a data flow which is allowed or configured to be delivered via the first connection and the second connection. It can be determined that the data packet is received over the second connection when the UE is operating in a dormant period of the one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection. A termination of the dormant period over the first connection can be requested based at least in part on determining that the data packet is received when the UE is operating in the dormant period.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for communicating using traffic aggregation, comprising:
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establishing, by a user equipment (UE), a first connection using a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the UE operates in a communication mode having one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; receiving, by the UE, a data packet over a second connection using a second RAT, wherein the data packet is from a data flow which is allowed or configured to be delivered via the first connection and the second connection; determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the UE is operating in a dormant period of the one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; and requesting a termination of the dormant period over the first connection based at least in part on determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the UE is operating in the dormant period with respect to the first connection, wherein requesting the termination of the dormant period comprises transmitting a request to a first access node over the first connection to terminate the dormant period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for communicating using traffic aggregation, comprising:
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a transceiver; at least one processor communicatively coupled with the transceiver via a bus for communicating signals in a wireless network; and a memory communicatively coupled with the at least one processor and/or the transceiver via the bus; wherein the at least one processor is configured to; establish, via the transceiver, a first connection using a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the apparatus operates in a communication mode having one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; receive, via the transceiver, a data packet over a second connection using a second RAT, wherein the data packet is from a data flow which is allowed or configured to be delivered via the first connection and the second connection; determine that the data packet is received over the second connection when the apparatus is operating in a dormant period of the one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; and request a termination of the dormant period over the first connection based at least in part on determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the apparatus is operating in the dormant period with respect to the first connection, wherein the at least one processor is configured to request the termination of the dormant period at least in part by transmitting a request to a first access node over the first connection to terminate the dormant period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for communicating using traffic aggregation, comprising:
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means for establishing a first connection using a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the apparatus operates in a communication mode having one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; means for receiving a data packet over a second connection using a second RAT, wherein the data packet is from a data flow which is allowed or configured to be delivered via the first connection and the second connection; means for determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the apparatus is operating in a dormant period of the one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; and means for requesting a termination of the dormant period over the first connection based at least in part on the means for determining determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the apparatus is operating in the dormant period with respect to the first connection, wherein the means for requesting requests the termination of the dormant period at least in part by transmitting a request to a first access node over the first connection to terminate the dormant period. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable code for communicating using traffic aggregation, the code comprising:
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code for establishing, by a user equipment (UE), a first connection using a first radio access technology (RAT), wherein the UE operates in a communication mode having one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; code for receiving, by the UE, a data packet over a second connection using a second RAT, wherein the data packet is from a data flow which is allowed or configured to be delivered via the first connection and the second connection; code for determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the UE is operating in a dormant period of the one or more dormant periods with respect to the first connection; and code for requesting a termination of the dormant period over the first connection based at least in part on the code for determining determining that the data packet is received over the second connection when the UE is operating in the dormant period with respect to the first connection, wherein the code for requesting requests the termination of the dormant period at least in part by transmitting a request to a first access node over the first connection to terminate the dormant period. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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