Methods for connection handling of auxiliary RAT
US10271254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods for performing WLAN connection handling when a terminal is in IDLE state in 3GPP are disclosed. An example method for handling connections to two radio access technologies, according to some of the embodiments disclosed herein, is implemented by a mobile terminal and comprises determining (710) that a trigger condition has been satisfied, while the mobile terminal is connected to a first radio access network and in an idle state with respect to a second radio access network. Responsive to this trigger condition, the mobile terminal then automatically establishes or re-establishes (720) a connection to the second radio access network. In some embodiments, the first radio access network is a wireless local area network and the second radio access network is a cellular telecommunications network. More particularly, the wireless local area network may be an IEEE 802.11 network, while the cellular telecommunications network may be a 3GPP network.
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