Provided are a method and an apparatus for aggregating the WLAN with an E-UTRAN carrier at a radio access network (RAN) level and using the same to transmit and receive LTE-WLAN aggregation data. A method of a terminal for receiving data by aggregating a WLAN carrier may include transmitting WLAN MAC address information or IP address information which are configured in the terminal, receiving configuration information to configure a specific bearer through the WLAN carrier, receiving the data through the base station and the WLAN carrier, respectively, and transferring the specific bearer data received through the WLAN carrier to a PDCP entity of the specific bearer within the terminal.

Leveraging multiple network interfaces, such as Wi-Fi and cellular, on mobile devices can improve user experience for various applications. Deadline-aware MPTCP scheduling can complement existing MPTCP scheduler. The deadline-aware MPTCP scheduler can dynamically select transmission paths to minimize cellular usage while satisfying data transfer deadlines. The deadline-aware MPTCP scheduler can also address several challenges, such as determining the appropriate traffic pattern over cellular paths, designing proper APIs between MPTCP and applications, and making the scheduler functionality robust and lightweight.

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for rules handling. One apparatus includes a processor that determines whether a remote unit will apply network traffic steering data for routing data traffic on a first route across a first access network and a second route across a second access network. In some embodiments, the first and second routes may be different. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits information that indicates whether the remote unit will apply the network traffic steering data.

A first device in a communication network receives from at least one second device in the communication network, a first request for acquiring a token, the token being permission for communicating with a third device. Based on the first request, a device from the at least one second device and the first device as a communication device is selected for providing a communication service to the third device in the communication network; and the token is transmitted to the communication device. The communication device receives the token for communicating with the third device. Other devices receive key information associated with communication of the third device from the first device, and monitor data associated with the communication of the third device.

Techniques are disclosed relating to apportioning data between network links in dual-connectivity environments. In some embodiments, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity implemented by a mobile device determines a ratio for sending packet data to two or more different radio link control (RLC) entities implemented by the mobile device for dual connectivity communications via two or more different networks. In some embodiments, in response to a current data volume meeting a threshold value, the PDCP entity apportions packet data between the two or more different RLC entities based on the determined ratio. The ratio may be determined based on various input parameters from one or more protocol layers or may be specified by the network. In various embodiments, the disclosed techniques may improve resource utilization and reduce re-ordering delay at the receiver.

A wireless device derives first paging occasions of a first public land mobile network (PLMN) based on an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of the wireless device and second paging occasions of a second PLMN. The wireless device determines a collision between the first paging occasions and the second paging occasions. Based on determining the collision, the wireless device sends, to a core network node of the first PLMN, a requested IMSI offset value for offsetting the IMSI of the wireless device. the wireless device receives, from the core network node, an accepted IMSI offset value for offsetting the IMSI of the wireless device. The wireless device monitors third paging occasions of the first PLMN. The third paging occasions are derived based on an alternative IMSI equal to a sum of the IMSI of the wireless device and the accepted IMSI offset value.

A network selection control method is a method for selecting, from a E-UTRAN and a WLAN, an access network in which a traffic of a UE 100 is transmitted and received. The network selection control method comprises the steps of: transmitting, by a cell #1 in the E-UTRAN, offload control information to a UE 100-1 that exists in the cell #1, the offload control information being for requesting switching of an access network in which the traffic of the UE 100-1 is transmitted and received, to the WLAN; and transmitting, by a cell #2 neighboring the cell #1 in the E-UTRAN, to a UE 100-2 that exists in the cell #2, neighboring cell offload information indicating that the offload control information is transmitted in the cell #1.

In some implementations, a message indicating a request for delivery of data to user equipment (UE) (e.g. an IoT device) operative for communications in a mobile network may be received from an application server. One or more first loading or congestion indication values indicative of a first loading or congestion at one or more first network nodes along a first mobile network route may be obtained. In addition, one or more second loading or congestion indication values indicative of a second loading or congestion at one or more second network nodes along a second mobile network route may be obtained. The first or the second mobile network route may be selected based on at least one of the one or more first and the second loading or congestion indication values. The data may be delivered to the UE over the selected mobile network route.

The present invention discloses a method for accessing s network system, including the following steps: receiving, by a first network device of a first network system, a measurement report of a second network system sent by a user equipment of the first network system; determining, by the first network device, a second network device in the second network system according to the measurement report; and sending, by the first network device, a bearer setup request to the second network device, for enabling the second network device to set up a connection with the user equipment. The present invention, by realizing aggregation between a two network systems, may dynamically schedule the resources of the two network systems according to loads of the two network systems, thereby provides load balancing with extremely high efficiency, and is capable of increase the peak data rate of the user effectively and remarkably.

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of providing offloadability information to a User Equipment (UE). For example, a core network (CN) may provide to the UE Packet Data Network (PDN) offloadability information corresponding to one or more PDN connections of the UE, the PDN offloadability information indicating which PDN connection of the one or more PDN connections is able to be offloaded to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).