Multiple connectivity for high reliability

An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:

• a processor,
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit, by two or more user equipments (UEs) of a set of UEs, uplink data traffic from a common source to the network nodes using respective separate wireless links corresponding to the two or more UEs, wherein duplicate data of the uplink data traffic is transmitted to the network using the respective separate wireless links;
• or
• receive, by the two or more UEs of the set of UEs, downlink data traffic destined for the common source from the network nodes using respective separate wireless links corresponding to the two or more UEs, wherein duplicate data of the downlink data traffic is received from the network using the respective separate wireless links;
• wherein the apparatus comprises the set of UEs comprising the two or more UEs, wherein each UE in the set of UEs uses a same radio access technology (RAT).

An apparatus for of wireless communication comprising:

• a first means and a second means for communicating with a network via one or more network nodes using separate wireless links for each of the first means and the second means, wherein each of the first means and the second means uses a same radio access technology (RAT);
• and
• means for causing the apparatus to one or more of:
• transmit uplink data traffic from a common source to the network nodes using respective separate wireless links corresponding to the first means and the second means, wherein duplicate data of the uplink data traffic is transmitted to the network using the respective separate wireless links;
• or
• receive downlink data traffic destined for the common source from the network nodes using respective separate wireless links corresponding to the first means and the second means , wherein duplicate data of the downlink data traffic is received from the network using the respective separate wireless links.

A method for wireless communication comprising:

• identifying, by the one or more network entities, a first user equipment (UE) as part of a multi-connectivity module;
• identifying, by the one or more network entities, a second UE as part of the multi- connectivity module, wherein the multi-connectivity module communicates data between a common source and the one or more network entities;
• and
• one or more of:
• sending, by the one or more network entities, duplicate downlink data traffic to the common source via a first wireless link corresponding to the first UE and a second wireless link corresponding to the second UE;
• or
• receiving, by the one or more network entities, duplicate uplink data traffic from the common source via the first wireless link corresponding to the first UE and the second wireless link corresponding to the second UE.