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Network-instructed handover from WLAN to another radio access network

US9756533B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Filip Mestanov · Sollentuna, SE
Tomas Hedberg · Stockholm, SE
Stephen Rayment · Ottawa, CA
Dinand Roeland · Sollentuna, SE
Magnus Stattin · Upplands Väsby, SE
Jari Vikberg · Huaraz, PE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 7, 2014
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W36/38
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a network-instructed handover of a wireless device from a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) to a Radio Access Network (RAN) of another Radio Access Technology (RAT), e.g., a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) or 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) RAT. In one embodiment, a WLAN access node determines that a handover of a wireless device from the WLAN to another RAN of a different RAT is to be performed and transmits a handover instruction to the wireless device that instructs the wireless device to perform a handover from the WLAN to a RAN of a different RAT. In this manner, the WLAN access node is able to steer the wireless device from the WLAN to a RAN of a different RAT.

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