# US 2016/0366629 A1 · Device and Method of Aggregating WLAN and LTE System

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- Number: US 2016/0366629 A1
- Document ID: US20160366629A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/170,938
- Filed: 2016-06-01
- Published: 2016-12-15
- Earliest claimed: 2015-06-10
- Assignees: HTC Corporation
- Applicants: HTC Corporation
- Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Wu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160366629A1

## CPC

- H04W 4/38: for collecting sensor information
- H04W 76/25: Maintenance of established connections
- H04W 76/30: Connection release
- H04W 36/247: {by using coverage extension}
- H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
- H04W 92/08: between user and terminal device
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

A communication device for aggregating long term evolution (LTE) and wireless local area network (WLAN) comprises a storage unit for storing instructions and a processing means coupled to the storage unit. The processing means is configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit. The instructions comprise transmitting a first message indicating support of LTE-WLAN aggregation to a base station (BS) via a LTE communication; receiving a configuration message configuring reception of at least one LTE packet transmitted via a WLAN and a WLAN configuration from the BS via the LTE communication; receiving the at least one LTE packet from the BS via the WLAN in response to the configuration message; and not showing an identification of the WLAN configured by the WLAN configuration on a display of the communication device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A communication device for aggregating long term evolution (LTE) and wireless local area network (WLAN), comprising:
a storage unit, for storing instructions of:
transmitting a first message indicating support of LTE-WLAN aggregation to a base station (BS) via LTE communication;
receiving a configuration message configuring reception of at least one LTE packet transmitted via a WEAN and a WEAN configuration from the BS via the LTE communication;
receiving the at least one LTE packet from the BS via the WEAN in response to the configuration message; and
not showing an identification of the WEAN configured by the WEAN configuration on a display of the communication device; and
a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The communication device of claim 1, wherein the identification comprises a service set identifier (SSID) of the WEAN, a basic service set identifier (BSSID) of the WEAN, and/or a homogenous extended service set identifier (HESSID) of the WEAN.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one LTE packet comprises at least one LTE packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) or at least one LTE PDCP service data unit (SDU).

### Claim 4

A communication device for aggregating long term evolution (LTE) and wireless local area network (WLAN), comprising:
a storage unit, for storing instructions of:
transmitting a first message indicating support of LTE-WLAN aggregation to a base station (BS) via a LTE communication;
receiving a configuration message configuring reception of at least one LTE packet transmitted via a WEAN and a WEAN configuration from the BS via the LTE communication;
receiving the at least one LTE packet from the BS via the WLAN in response to the configuration message;
showing an identification of the WLAN configured by the WLAN configuration in a user interface on a display of the communication device; and
disabling a WLAN disconnection function for the identification in the user interface; and
a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The communication device of claim 4, wherein storage unit further stores an instruction of:
enabling the WLAN disconnection function of the communication device, when the communication releases the LTE-WLAN aggregation, when the communication device does not receive the WLAN configuration or when the communication device receives a WLAN measurement configuration for the WLAN.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The communication device of claim 4, wherein the identification comprises a service set identifier (SSID) of the WLAN, a basic service set identifier (BSSID) of the WLAN, and/or a homogenous extended service set identifier (HESSID) of the WLAN.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The communication device of claim 4, wherein the at least one LTE packet comprises at least one LTE packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) or at least one LTE PDCP service data unit (SDU).

### Claim 8

A communication device for aggregating long term evolution (LTE) and wireless local area network (WLAN), comprising:
a storage unit, for storing instructions of:
transmitting a first message indicating support of LTE-WLAN aggregation to a base station (BS) via a LTE communication;
receiving a configuration message configuring reception of at least one LTE packet transmitted via a first WLAN and a WLAN configuration from the BS via the LTE communication, when the communication device connects to a second WLAN selected by an operating system of the communication device;
connecting to the first WLAN configured by the WLAN configuration; and
receiving the at least one LTE packet via the first WLAN configured by the WLAN configuration; and
a processing means, coupled to the storage unit, configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage unit.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The communication device of claim 8, wherein storage unit further stores an instruction of:
keeping connecting to the second WLAN.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The communication device of claim 8, wherein storage unit further stores an instruction of:
disconnecting the second WLAN in response to the WLAN configuration.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The communication device of claim 8, wherein the WLAN configuration includes an identification of the first WLAN.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The communication device of claim 11, wherein the identification comprises a service set identifier (SSID) of the first WLAN, a basic service set identifier (BSSID) of the first WLAN, and/or a homogenous extended service set identifier (HESSID) of the first WLAN.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one LTE packet comprises at least one LTE packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) or at least one LTE PDCP service data unit (SDU).