Techniques for assisting radio access technology (RAT) communications using another RAT
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1. A method for communicating in a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and an assisting RAT, comprising:
- establishing, via a first RAT radio of an access point, a first connection with a user equipment (UE) using the first RAT;
establishing, via an assisting RAT radio of the access point, a second connection with the UE using the assisting RAT;
synchronizing a timing of the first connection based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT; and
collaborating, by the access point, with a neighboring access point in communicating, via the first RAT radio of the access point, with a UE over at least the first connection.
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Systems and methods for communicating in a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and an assisting RAT are disclosed. A first connection can be established with a user equipment (UE) using the first RAT, and a second connection can be established with the UE using an assisting RAT. A timing of the first connection can be synchronized based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT, and a neighboring access point can be collaborated with in communicating with a UE over at least the first connection.
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1. A method for communicating in a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and an assisting RAT, comprising:
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establishing, via a first RAT radio of an access point, a first connection with a user equipment (UE) using the first RAT; establishing, via an assisting RAT radio of the access point, a second connection with the UE using the assisting RAT; synchronizing a timing of the first connection based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT; and collaborating, by the access point, with a neighboring access point in communicating, via the first RAT radio of the access point, with a UE over at least the first connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and an assisting RAT, comprising:
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a first RAT radio configured to establish a first connection with a user equipment (UE) using the first RAT; an assisting RAT radio configured to establish a second connection with the UE using the assisting RAT; a memory component; and at least one processor coupled to the memory component, the at least one processor and the memory component configured to; synchronize a timing of the first connection based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT; and collaborate with a neighboring access point in communicating, via the first RAT radio, with a UE over at least the first connection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable code for communicating in a wireless network using a first radio access technology (RAT) and an assisting RAT, the code comprising:
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code for establishing, via a first RAT radio of an access point, a first connection with a user equipment (UE) using the first RAT; code for establishing, via an assisting RAT radio of the access point, a second connection with the UE using the assisting RAT; code for synchronizing a timing of the first connection based at least in part on a timeline of the assisting RAT; and code for collaborating, by the access point, with a neighboring access point in communicating, via the first RAT radio of the access point, with a UE over at least the first connection. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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