Gateway, master access node and methods thereof
First Claim
1. A gateway for a communication system, the gateway comprising:
- a transceiver configured toreceive a sequence of data packets on a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a core network,receive a first flow control message associated with the RAB from a master access node,receive a second flow control message associated with the RAB from a secondary access node, anda processor configured tosplit a first distribution of the received sequence of data packets into a first sub-sequence of data packets and at least a second sub-sequence of data packets, wherein the first distribution is determined by the processor based on the received first flow control message and the received second flow control message,wherein the transceiver is configured toforward the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the master access node, andforward the second sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the secondary access node.
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Abstract
A gateway comprises a transceiver configured to receive a sequence of data packets on a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a core network, a processor configured to obtain a first distribution of the received sequence of data packets into a first sub-sequence of data packets and at least a second sub-sequence of data packets, wherein the transceiver is configured to forward the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to a master access node, forward the second sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to a secondary access node. The master access node comprises a processor, a transceiver configured to receive a first sub-sequence of data packets of a sequence of data packets carried by a RAB from a gateway, wherein the RAB is associated with a user device, and to forward at least one part of the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the user device.
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22 Claims
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1. A gateway for a communication system, the gateway comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive a sequence of data packets on a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a core network, receive a first flow control message associated with the RAB from a master access node, receive a second flow control message associated with the RAB from a secondary access node, and a processor configured to split a first distribution of the received sequence of data packets into a first sub-sequence of data packets and at least a second sub-sequence of data packets, wherein the first distribution is determined by the processor based on the received first flow control message and the received second flow control message, wherein the transceiver is configured to forward the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the master access node, and forward the second sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the secondary access node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A master access node for a communication system, the master access node comprising:
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a processor, and a transceiver configured to receive a first sub-sequence of data packets of a sequence of data packets carried by a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a gateway, wherein the RAB is associated with a user device, receive a Radio Resource Control, RRC, measurement report from the user device, the RRC measurement report being associated with the master access node or a secondary access node, and receive a second flow control message from the secondary access node, wherein the processor is configured to encapsulate the second flow control message into a first flow control message, and wherein the transceiver is further configured to; transmit the first flow control message to the gateway, and forward at least one part of the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method performed by a gateway, the method comprising:
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receiving a sequence of data packets on a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a core network, receiving a first flow control message associated with the RAB from a master access node, receiving a second flow control message associated with the RAB from a secondary access node, splitting a first distribution of the received sequence of data packets into a first sub-sequence of data packets and at least a second sub-sequence of data packets, wherein the first distribution is determined by the processor based on the received first flow control message and the received second flow control message, forwarding the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the master access node, and forwarding the second sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the secondary access node.
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20. A method performed by a master access node, the method comprising:
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receiving a first sub-sequence of data packets of a sequence of data packets carried by a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a gateway, wherein the RAB is associated with a user device, receiving a Radio Resource Control, RRC, measurement report from the user device, the RRC measurement report being associated with a master access node or a secondary access node, receiving a second flow control message from the secondary access node, encapsulating the second flow control message into a first flow control message, transmitting the first flow control message to the gateway, and forwarding at least one part of the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the user device.
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21. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a program code for performing, when the computer program runs on a computer, a method comprising:
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receiving a sequence of data packets on a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a core network, receiving a first flow control message associated with the RAB from a master access node, receiving a second flow control message associated with the RAB from a secondary access node, splitting a first distribution of the received sequence of data packets into a first sub-sequence of data packets and at least a second sub-sequence of data packets, wherein the first distribution is determined by the processor based on the received first flow control message and the received second flow control message, forwarding the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the master access node, and forwarding the second sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the secondary access node.
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22. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a program code for performing, when the computer program runs on a computer, a method comprising:
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receiving a first sub-sequence of data packets of a sequence of data packets carried by a Radio Access Bearer, RAB, from a gateway, wherein the RAB is associated with a user device, receiving a Radio Resource Control, RRC, measurement report from the user device, the RRC measurement report being associated with a master access node or a secondary access node, receiving a second flow control message from the secondary access node, encapsulating the second flow control message into a first flow control message, transmitting the first flow control message to the gateway, and forwarding at least one part of the first sub-sequence of data packets on the RAB to the user device.
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