Method for scheduling data by network node aggregated with LTE and Wi-Fi protocol stacks

A method for scheduling data by a network node aggregated with a long term evolution (LTE) protocol stack and a Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi) protocol stack, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a LTE Wi-Fi scheduler (LWS), a buffer status report from at least one of a plurality of user equipment (UE);
• determining, by the LWS, a scheduling order for the plurality of UE to transmit uplink data;
• transmitting, by the LWS, the scheduling order to the plurality of UE for uplink data transmission;
• receiving, by the LWS, uplink data from a UE of the plurality of UEs through a Wi-Fi interface when a Wi-Fi channel is available based on the scheduling order;
• establishing, by the LWS, a connection with a user equipment (UE) for downlink data through one of:
• obtaining a Wi-Fi MAC address from the UE in response to a request message sent to the UE, and
• associating the obtained Wi-Fi MAC address to a LTE IP address to initiate data transmission to the UE;
• or
• obtaining a Wi-Fi IP address from the UE in response to a request message sent to the UE,
• associating the obtained Wi-Fi IP address to a LTE IP address, and
• altering the LTE IP address to the Wi-Fi IP address to initiate data transmission to the UE;
• and
• scheduling, by the LWS, downlink data to the UE through at least one of a LTE interface or a Wi-Fi interface, wherein the downlink data is scheduled on the Wi-Fi interface when a Wi-Fi channel is available, wherein the data is scheduled on the LTE interface or the Wi-Fi interface by extracting data from a plurality of RLC buffers.