The present disclosure relates to a pre-5.sup.th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4.sup.th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present invention provides a method for controlling Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) aggregation and an associated equipment. The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring, by a first radio access network node, WLAN information about a User Equipment (UE); and, controlling, by the first radio access network node, WLAN aggregation for the UE according to the acquired WLAN information. A second radio access network node decides whether to maintain a WT and/or whether to establish WLAN aggregation for the UE when the UE moves to a first radio access network; and, the second radio access network node transmits information about whether to maintain the WT and/or indication information about whether to establish the WLAN aggregation for the UE. The WT receives UE context reference information transmitted by the first radio access network node; and, the WT indexes a UE context according to the received UE context reference information. With the present invention, the WLAN aggregation performance in a UE mobility scenario can be improved.

Prioritizing resource allocation for relay nodes that have higher bandwidth capabilities, such as 5G EN-DC, versus other relay nodes that do not have such capabilities. The bandwidth capability can be based on a channel bandwidth allocation for different relay nodes, with the assumption that 5G or higher relay nodes will be able to utilize higher bandwidth channels.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device supporting dual connectivity (ENDC) between a 4G network (LTE) and a 5G network (NR), and the electronic device may include a first communication module connected to a 4G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 4G network; a second communication module connected to a 5G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 5G network; an application processor (AP) that detects a change of an operation state of the electronic device when the operation state is changed; and a modem that activates only the first communication module to perform wireless communication with the 4G base station, or further activates the second communication module to perform wireless communication with both the 4G base station and the 5G base station according to the operation state of the electronic device detected by the AP.

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device supporting dual connectivity (ENDC) between a 4G network (LTE) and a 5G network (NR), and the electronic device may include a first communication module connected to a 4G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 4G network; a second communication module connected to a 5G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 5G network; an application processor (AP) that detects a change of an operation state of the electronic device when the operation state is changed; and a modem that activates only the first communication module to perform wireless communication with the 4G base station, or further activates the second communication module to perform wireless communication with both the 4G base station and the 5G base station according to the operation state of the electronic device detected by the AP.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may establish a first communication link using a first radio access technology (RAT). The UE may establish a second communication link using a second RAT. The UE may determine whether to prioritize antenna selection for the first communication link using the first RAT or the second communication link using the second RAT. The UE may prioritize antenna selection for the first communication link or the second communication link based at least in part on the determination. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Method, apparatuses, and storage mediums are provided for establishing an RRC connection in the technical field of communications. The method may include: receiving a designated signaling sent by a first base station, the designated signaling carrying system configuration information of a second base station; and establishing an RRC connection with the second base station, based on the system configuration information of the second base station.

It is presented a method for error handling during a Mobile Terminated, MT, call to a User Equipment, UE, in a cellular system. The method is performed by a network device being an alternative Mobility Management Entity, MME, of the cellular system. The method comprises the steps of: failing to forward a paging request to a serving MME, at which the UE is registered; and paging the UE using a Circuit Switched, CS, paging. A corresponding network device, User Equipment, computer program and computer program product are also presented.

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe apparatuses and methods for bidirectional IP flow mobility control. Various embodiments may include a UE with signaling circuitry to establish a multi-access packet data network (PDN) connection with at least two radio access technologies to enable Internet Protocol (IP) flow mobility based on the at least two radio access technologies. The UE may further include processing circuitry to control IP flow mobility between the UE and a PDN Gateway (PGW) based on a bidirectional signaling protocol that enables a coexistence of IP flow mobility initiated based on network policies and IP flow mobility initiated based on UE policies. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

A method, system and computer readable medium for providing support for CUPS PFCP Session at UE Level for Serving Gateway are presented. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) session at a User Equipment (UE) level for a Serving Gateway (SGW); anchoring, by the SGW, the UE session; handling, by the SGW, buffering of Idle UE and UE Active-to-Idle transitions; using, by the SGW, a same PFCP session for all Packet Data Networks (PDNs); and using, by the SGW, a same Buffering Action Rule (BAR) for all PDNs.

A method for configuring a measurement gap is provided. The method is used in a first access network device of at least two access network devices that have established connections with a terminal. The method includes: when the first access network device is a configuration device among the at least two access network devices, the first access network device generates measurement gap configuration information; here, the configuration device is an access network device, that configures a measurement gap for the terminal, as a part of the at least two access network devices, and the measurement gap is used to indicate a period of time during which the terminal performs signal measurement at a frequency point except a present working frequency point; and the first access network device sends the measurement gap configuration information to the terminal.