Carrier Aggregation For Two Radio Systems
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- enabling interoperability between different types of wireless communication systems operating with different types of air interfaces to provide at least downlink radio resource aggregation for a user equipment by;
establishing a first connection between a medium access control protocol layer of a first wireless communication system and a physical layer of the first wireless communication system;
establishing a second connection between the medium access control protocol layer of the first wireless communication system and a medium access control protocol layer of a second wireless communication system;
using the first connection, performing wireless communications with the user equipment via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system; and
communicating data over the second connection, the data used in wireless communications via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system.
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Abstract
A method includes enabling interoperability between different types of wireless communication systems operating with different types of air interfaces to provide downlink radio resource aggregation for a user equipment. Enabling includes establishing a first connection between a medium access control (MAC) protocol layer of a first wireless communication system and a physical layer of the first wireless communication system; establishing a second connection between the MAC protocol layer of the first wireless communication system and a MAC protocol layer of a second wireless communication system; using the first connection, performing wireless communications with the user equipment via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system; and communicating data over the second connection, the data used in wireless communications via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
enabling interoperability between different types of wireless communication systems operating with different types of air interfaces to provide at least downlink radio resource aggregation for a user equipment by; establishing a first connection between a medium access control protocol layer of a first wireless communication system and a physical layer of the first wireless communication system; establishing a second connection between the medium access control protocol layer of the first wireless communication system and a medium access control protocol layer of a second wireless communication system; using the first connection, performing wireless communications with the user equipment via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system; and communicating data over the second connection, the data used in wireless communications via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; enabling interoperability between different types of wireless communication systems operating with different types of air interfaces to provide at least downlink radio resource aggregation for a user equipment by; establishing a first connection between a medium access control protocol layer of a first wireless communication system and a physical layer of the first wireless communication system; establishing a second connection between the medium access control protocol layer of the first wireless communication system and a medium access control protocol layer of a second wireless communication system; using the first connection, performing wireless communications with the user equipment via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system; and communicating data over the second connection, the data used in wireless communications via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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over an interface between a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system, receiving a request for wireless communications with a user equipment, the wireless communications to take place via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system and via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system; and using the interface, responding to the request with link configuration information to be used by the user equipment for the wireless communications to the user equipment using the one or more component carriers over the second air interface of the second wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; over an interface between a first wireless communication system and a second wireless communication system, receiving a request for wireless communications with a user equipment, the wireless communications to take place via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system and via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system; and using the interface, responding to the request with link configuration information to be used by the user equipment for the wireless communications to the user equipment using the one or more component carriers over the second air interface of the second wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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