United States Patent 10,143,016
Marinier , et al. November 27, 2018
Methods, apparatus and systems for performing multi-radio access technology carrier aggregation
Abstract
A method of managing carrier aggregation for a multi-radio access technology (RAT) wireless transmitter/receiver unit (WTRU) is disclosed. The method may include: receiving, by the WRTU over a primary channel associated with a RAT of a first type, provisioning information for provisioning a supplementary channel associated with a RAT of a second type; establishing the supplementary channel associated with the RAT of the second type based on the received provisioning information; and wirelessly exchanging, by the WRTU, first data associated with a communication over the primary channel via the RAT of the first type, while wireless exchanging second data associated with the communication over the supplementary channel via the RAT of the second type.
Inventors:
Marinier; Paul (Brossard, CA), Pani; Diana (Montreal, CA), Pelletier; Ghyslain (Montreal, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003677675
Appl. No.:
14/936,018
Filed:
November 9, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160066364 A1 Mar 3, 2016
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Filing Date
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Issue Date
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 76/28 (20180201); H04W 88/06 (20130101); H04W 76/15 (20180201); H04W 48/10 (20130101); H04W 52/38 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 76/16 (20180201); H04W 52/34 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 76/15 (20180101); H04W 88/06 (20090101); H04W 76/28 (20180101); H04W 76/16 (20180101); H04W 52/38 (20090101); H04W 52/34 (20090101); H04W 48/10 (20090101
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