AGGREGATION OF CARRIERS OF A CELLULAR RADIO NETWORK WITH CARRIERS OF AN AUXILIARY NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of integrating a cellular radio network with a WiFi network, the method comprising:
- at a base station having a cellular radio subsystem and a WiFi radio subsystem, selecting at least one of a cellular radio network carrier and a WiFi carrier to carry at least one data flow from the base station to a user equipment;
transmitting, from the base station to a user equipment;
a control signal to cause the user equipment to select at least one of a cellular radio subsystem of the user equipment and a WiFi radio subsystem of the user equipment to receive the selected at least one of the cellular radio network carrier and the WiFi carrier; and
data from the at least one data flow on the at least one selected carrier.
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Abstract
A method and devices for integrating a cellular radio network with a WiFi network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes selecting, at a base station having a cellular radio subsystem and a WiFi radio subsystem, at least one of a cellular radio network carrier and a WiFi carrier to carry at least one data flow from the base station to a user equipment. The method further includes transmitting, from the base station to a user equipment, a control signal to cause the user equipment to select at least one of a cellular radio subsystem of the user equipment and a WiFi radio subsystem of the user equipment to receive the selected at least one of the cellular radio network carrier and the WiFi carrier. Data from the at least one data flow is transmitted on the at least one selected carrier.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of integrating a cellular radio network with a WiFi network, the method comprising:
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at a base station having a cellular radio subsystem and a WiFi radio subsystem, selecting at least one of a cellular radio network carrier and a WiFi carrier to carry at least one data flow from the base station to a user equipment; transmitting, from the base station to a user equipment; a control signal to cause the user equipment to select at least one of a cellular radio subsystem of the user equipment and a WiFi radio subsystem of the user equipment to receive the selected at least one of the cellular radio network carrier and the WiFi carrier; and data from the at least one data flow on the at least one selected carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A base station comprising:
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a memory configured to store; data to be transmitted to a user equipment; a first cellular radio subsystem configured to transmit data flows on cellular radio network carriers, the data flows including at least some of the data to be transmitted to the user equipment; a first WiFi radio subsystem configured to transmit data flows on WiFi carriers; and a scheduler configured to; select at least one of a cellular radio network carrier and a WiFi carrier upon which to transmit a data flow to the user equipment; and cause at least one of the first cellular radio subsystem and the first WiFi radio subsystem to transmit a control signal to the user equipment, the control signal identifying at least one of a second cellular radio subsystem and a second WiFi subsystem of the user equipment to receive a transmitted data flow. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A user equipment comprising:
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a memory configured to store; a control signal received from a base station; a cellular radio subsystem configured to receive data carried by a cellular radio network carrier; a WiFi radio subsystem configured to receive data carried by a WiFi carrier; and a processor including a switch, the switch configured to; select at least one of the cellular radio subsystem and the WiFi radio subsystem to receive data carried by a corresponding carrier based on the control signal received from the base station.
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