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Methods and nodes for information transfer in WLAN

US9585066B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Filip Mestanov · Sollentuna, SE
Stephen Rayment · Ottawa, CA
Christofer Lindheimer · Linköping, SE
Guido Roland Hiertz · Aachen, DE
Eric Nordström · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 4, 2014
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 27, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and a wireless access node for enabling management of cellular connectivity of a wireless device as well as a method and a wireless device for providing information about availability of cellular connectivity towards a radio network node are disclosed. The wireless device has Wi-Fi radio for access to the wireless access node and cellular radio for access to the radio network node. The wireless device sends, to the wireless access node, a second message, which indicates to the wireless access node availability of the cellular connectivity. The wireless access node manages the cellular connectivity based on the second message.

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