Mechanism for realizing LWA/LWIP aggregator function

A non-transitory memory storing one or more programs, which, when executed by one or more processors of a networking device communicatively coupled to a base station and one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) termination nodes, cause the networking device to:

• obtain a request to associate one or more electronic devices with the one or more WLAN termination nodes, wherein the one or more electronic devices are associated with the base station;
• in response to obtaining the request to associate the one or more electronic devices with the one or more WLAN termination nodes:
• generate, between the base station and the networking device, a control link based at least in part on a first identifier included in the request, wherein the first identifier is associated with the base station;
• generate, between the networking device and a first WLAN termination node among the one or more WLAN termination nodes, a control link based at least in part on a second identifier associated with the base station, wherein the second identifier corresponds to a pseudonym for the base station;
• and
• associate the first identifier with the second identifier in a control flow mapping table;
• instantiate, between the base station and the networking device, a first data tunnel associated with a first tunneling protocol;
• instantiate, between the networking device and the first WLAN termination node among the one or more WLAN termination nodes, a second data tunnel associated with a second tunneling protocol different from the first tunneling protocol;
• and
• associate the first data tunnel with the second data tunnel in a data flow mapping table.

A networking device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory memory;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the non-transitory memory, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the networking device to:
• obtain a request to associate one or more electronic devices with one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) termination nodes, wherein the one or more electronic devices are associated with a base station;
• in response to obtaining the request to associate the one or more electronic devices with the one or more WLAN termination nodes:
• generate, between the base station and the networking device, a control link based at least in part on a first identifier included in the request, wherein the first identifier is associated with the base station;
• generate, between the networking device and a first WLAN termination node among the one or more WLAN termination nodes, a control link based at least in part on a second identifier associated with the base station, wherein the second identifier corresponds to a pseudonym for the base station;
• and
• associate the first identifier with the second identifier in a control flow mapping table;
• instantiate, between the base station and the networking device, a first data tunnel associated with a first tunneling protocol;
• instantiate, between the networking device and the first WLAN termination node among the one or more WLAN termination nodes, a second data tunnel associated with a second tunneling protocol different from the first tunneling protocol;
• and
• associate the first data tunnel with the second data tunnel in a data flow mapping table.