Sending data rate information to a wireless access network node
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1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
- setting, by a first wireless access network node, a data rate for communication of data between a second wireless access network node and a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE is concurrently wirelessly connected to the first wireless access network node and the second wireless access network node;
sending, by the first wireless access network node to the second wireless access network node, an offload message containing information including the data rate for use by the second wireless access network node in controlling data communication between the second wireless access network node and the UE, wherein the data rate is derived from an aggregate data rate, wherein a first portion of the aggregate data rate includes the data rate for the communication of a first traffic data between the second wireless access network node and the UE offloaded from the first wireless access network node to the second wireless access network node using the offload message, and wherein a second, different portion of the aggregate data rate is used to control communication of a second traffic data between the first wireless access network node and the UE that is concurrently connected to the first and second wireless access network nodes and communicating the first and second traffic data with the respective first and second wireless access network nodes; and
computing the first portion of the aggregate data rate based on a proportion of a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the second wireless access network node relative to a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the first wireless access network node.
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Abstract
A first wireless access network node sets a data rate for communication of data between a second wireless access network node and a user equipment (UE) that is concurrently connected to the first wireless access network node and the second wireless access network node. The first wireless access network node sends information relating to the data rate to the second wireless access network node for use by the second wireless access network node in controlling data communication between the second wireless access network node and the UE.
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1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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setting, by a first wireless access network node, a data rate for communication of data between a second wireless access network node and a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE is concurrently wirelessly connected to the first wireless access network node and the second wireless access network node; sending, by the first wireless access network node to the second wireless access network node, an offload message containing information including the data rate for use by the second wireless access network node in controlling data communication between the second wireless access network node and the UE, wherein the data rate is derived from an aggregate data rate, wherein a first portion of the aggregate data rate includes the data rate for the communication of a first traffic data between the second wireless access network node and the UE offloaded from the first wireless access network node to the second wireless access network node using the offload message, and wherein a second, different portion of the aggregate data rate is used to control communication of a second traffic data between the first wireless access network node and the UE that is concurrently connected to the first and second wireless access network nodes and communicating the first and second traffic data with the respective first and second wireless access network nodes; and computing the first portion of the aggregate data rate based on a proportion of a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the second wireless access network node relative to a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the first wireless access network node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control node comprising:
- a first communication interface to communicate with a first wireless access network node;
a second communication interface to communicate with a second wireless access network node; and
at least one processor configured to;determine a first aggregate data rate for a user equipment (UE); determine a second aggregate data rate for the UE, wherein the determining of the first aggregate data rate and the second aggregate data rate is based on an overall aggregate data rate for the UE; compute the first aggregate data rate as a proportion of the overall aggregate data rate based on a proportion of a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the first wireless access network node relative to a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the second wireless access network node; send the first aggregate data rate to the first wireless access network node for controlling wireless data communication between the first wireless access network node and the UE; and send the second aggregate data rate to the second wireless access network node for controlling wireless data communication between the second wireless access network node and the UE. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
- a first communication interface to communicate with a first wireless access network node;
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17. A first wireless access network node comprising:
- a communication interface to communicate with a second wireless access network node, and at least one processor configured to;
receive, from the second wireless access network node, an offload message containing information including a first data rate, the first data rate being set by the second wireless access network node based on splitting an aggregate data rate into; the first data rate for controlling wireless traffic data communication between the first wireless access network node and a user equipment (UE), the first data rate computed as a proportion of the aggregate data rate based on a proportion of a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the first wireless access network node relative to a traffic statistic representing a traffic characteristic of traffic carried by the second wireless access network node, and a second data rate for controlling wireless traffic data communication between the second wireless access network node and the UE that is concurrently connected to the first and second wireless access network nodes and communicating wireless first and second traffic data with the respective first and second wireless access network nodes; and
control data communication between the first wireless access network node and the UE using the information including the first data rate.
- a communication interface to communicate with a second wireless access network node, and at least one processor configured to;
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