Multi-RAT Carrier Aggregation for Integrated WWAN-WLAN Operation
First Claim
1. A Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) module comprising:
- a control signaling module in a wireless device that includes a wireless wide area network (WWAN) radio integrated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio, wherein the control signaling module is configured to communicate WWAN control signaling and WLAN control signaling from the wireless device via a WWAN radio connection of the wireless device; and
a WLAN interface module configured to interface between the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device to communicate the control signaling communicated via the WWAN radio connection with the WLAN radio.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) wireless wide area network (WWAN) assisted wireless local area network (WLAN) discovery, association, and flow switching are disclosed. One system comprises a control signaling module in a wireless device that includes a WWAN radio integrated with a WLAN radio. The control signaling module is configured to communicate WWAN control signaling and WLAN control signaling via a WWAN radio connection of the wireless device. A dynamic flow mapping module is configured to form a flow-mapping table to dynamically map service flows between the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device. A flow routing module is configured to route data packets to one of the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device based on the flow-mapping table to transmit and receive the data packets via the wireless device.
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25 Claims
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1. A Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) module comprising:
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a control signaling module in a wireless device that includes a wireless wide area network (WWAN) radio integrated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) radio, wherein the control signaling module is configured to communicate WWAN control signaling and WLAN control signaling from the wireless device via a WWAN radio connection of the wireless device; and a WLAN interface module configured to interface between the WWAN radio and the WLAN radio in the wireless device to communicate the control signaling communicated via the WWAN radio connection with the WLAN radio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) wireless wide area network (WWAN) assisted wireless local area network (WLAN) discovery and association, comprising:
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identifying, via a WWAN radio connection between a dual mode UE and a dual mode eNodeB, when a WLAN radio connection is to be established between the dual mode UE and the dual mode eNodeB; configuring, via the WWAN radio connection, the WLAN radio connection between the dual mode UE and the dual mode eNodeB; and monitoring, via the WWAN radio connection, a link quality of the WLAN radio connection and a quality of service (QoS) of data packets to be communicated between the dual mode UE and the dual mode eNodeB. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions adapted to be executed to implement the method for Multi-Radio Access Technology (RAT) Carrier Aggregation (MRCA) wireless wide area network (WWAN) assisted wireless local area network (WLAN) discovery and association, comprising:
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exchanging, via a WWAN radio connection between a dual mode UE and a dual mode eNodeB, a WLAN carrier aggregation capability of the dual mode UE; configuring, via the WWAN radio connection, the WLAN radio connection between the dual mode UE and the dual mode eNodeB; and monitoring, via the WWAN radio connection, a link quality of the WLAN radio connection and a quality of service (QoS) of data packets to be communicated between the dual mode UE and the dual mode eNodeB. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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