System and method to support inter-wireless local area network communication by a radio access network
First Claim
1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) connected to a first wireless local access network (WLAN) access point (AP), the method comprising:
- receiving a policy from a radio access network (RAN) defining when to report a value for a first communication characteristic for communication with said first WLAN AP and a value for a second communication characteristic for communication with a second WLAN AP, respectively, said RAN employing a different radio access technology than said first WLAN AP and said second WLAN AP;
determining values for said first communication characteristic for communication with said first WLAN AP and said second communication characteristic for communication with said second WLAN AP, respectively; and
reporting said values when said first communication characteristic crosses a first threshold and when said second communication characteristic crosses a second threshold, in accordance with said policy.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for operating a user equipment (“UE”) connected to a first wireless local access network (“WLAN”) access point (“AP”). In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first policy from a radio access network (“RAN”) defining when to report a first difference between values for a first communication characteristic for communication with the first WLAN AP and a second WLAN AP, respectively, and searching for the second WLAN AP. The method also includes determining values for the first communication characteristic for communication with the first WLAN AP and the second WLAN AP, respectively, and reporting the first difference between values for the first communication characteristic for the first WLAN AP and the second WLAN AP to the RAN when the first difference crosses a first threshold in accordance with the first policy.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) connected to a first wireless local access network (WLAN) access point (AP), the method comprising:
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receiving a policy from a radio access network (RAN) defining when to report a value for a first communication characteristic for communication with said first WLAN AP and a value for a second communication characteristic for communication with a second WLAN AP, respectively, said RAN employing a different radio access technology than said first WLAN AP and said second WLAN AP; determining values for said first communication characteristic for communication with said first WLAN AP and said second communication characteristic for communication with said second WLAN AP, respectively; and reporting said values when said first communication characteristic crosses a first threshold and when said second communication characteristic crosses a second threshold, in accordance with said policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A user equipment (UE) connected to a first wireless local access network (WLAN) access point (AP), the UE comprising:
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a processor; and memory including computer program code, said memory and said computer program code configured to, with said processor, cause said UE to perform at least the following; receive a policy from a radio access network (RAN) defining when to report a value for a first communication characteristic for communication with said first WLAN AP and a value for a second communication characteristic for communication with a second WLAN AP, respectively, said RAN employing a different radio access technology than said first WLAN AP and said second WLAN AP; determine values for said first communication characteristic for communication with said first WLAN AP and said second communication characteristic for communication with said second WLAN AP, respectively; and report said values when said first communication characteristic crosses a first threshold and when said second communication characteristic crosses a second threshold, in accordance with said policy. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a base station operable in a radio access network in communication with a user equipment (UE) connected to a first wireless local access network (WLAN) access point (AP), the method comprising:
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providing a policy defining when to report a value for a first communication characteristic for communication between said user equipment and said first WLAN AP and a value for a second communication characteristic for communication with a second WLAN AP, respectively, said RAN employing a different radio access technology than said first WLAN AP and said second WLAN AP; and receiving a report indicating said values when said first communication characteristic crosses a first threshold and when said second communication characteristic crosses a second threshold, in accordance with said policy. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A base station operable in a radio access network in communication with a user equipment (UE) connected to a first wireless local access network (WLAN) access point (AP), the base station comprising:
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a processor; and memory including computer program code, said memory and said computer program code configured to, with said processor, cause said apparatus to perform at least the following; provide a policy defining when to report a value for a first communication characteristic for communication between said user equipment and said first WLAN AP and a value for a second communication characteristic for communication with a second WLAN AP, respectively, said RAN employing a different radio access technology than said first WLAN AP and said second WLAN AP; and receive a report indicating said values when said first communication characteristic crosses a first threshold and when said second communication characteristic crosses a second threshold, in accordance with said policy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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