System and method for providing maximum fill link via bonded services

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session;
• performing traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session;
• and
• determining, based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on the traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session, an allocation of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session to the multiple bearers of the user device data plane session.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session;
• performing traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session;
• and
• determining, based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on the traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session, an allocation of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session to the multiple bearers of the user device data plane session.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to:
• receive, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session, wherein the multiple bearers comprise a first bearer and a second bearer, the second bearer having a wireless user device associated therewith;
• propagate the user device traffic of the user device data plane session via the first bearer;
• perform traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session;
• and
• based on a determination to switch at least a portion of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session from the first bearer to the second bearer, initiate a process for paging the wireless user device.