Wireless local area network (wlan) selection for long term evolution (lte) - wlan aggregation (lwa)
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsKaushik BHATTACHARYA, Saurabh PATEL, Asimava BERA, Nilotpal DHAR, Uday Kumar CHIDURALA
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for selection of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) for Long Term Evolution (LTE)-WLAN aggregation (LWA) is provided. A Station (STA) receives information from at least one WLAN AP of a plurality of WLAN APs in the STA's vicinity, the information being indicative of a capability of the at least one WLAN AP to support LWA. The STA selects one of the plurality of WLAN APs for connection with the STA in LWA configuration, based at least on the received information.
Claims28
A method for wireless communication by a wireless station (STA), comprising:
- receiving information from at least one Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) of a plurality of WLAN APs, the information being indicative of a capability of the at least one WLAN AP to support LTE (Long Tem Evolution)-WLAN aggregation (LWA);
- and
- selecting one of the plurality of WLAN APs for connection with the STA in LWA configuration, based at least on the received information.
An apparatus for wireless communication by a Station (STA), comprising:
- means for receiving information from at least one Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) of a plurality of WLAN APs, the information being indicative of a capability of the at least one WLAN AP to support LTE (Long Tem Evolution)-WLAN aggregation (LWA);
- and
- means for selecting one of the plurality of WLAN APs for connection with the STA in LWA configuration, based at least on the received information.
An apparatus for wireless communication by a Station (STA), comprising:
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive information from at least one Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) of a plurality of WLAN APs, the information being indicative of a capability of the at least one WLAN AP to support LTE (Long Tem Evolution)-WLAN aggregation (LWA);
- and
- select one of the plurality of WLAN APs for connection with the STA in LWA configuration, based at least on the received information;
- and
- a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
A computer-readable medium storing instructions for wireless communication by a Station (STA), the instructions, when executed by at least one processor, perform:
- receiving information from at least one Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP) of a plurality of WLAN APs, the information being indicative of a capability of the at least one WLAN AP to support LTE (Long Tem Evolution)-WLAN aggregation (LWA);
- and
- selecting one of the plurality of WLAN APs for connection with the STA in LWA configuration, based at least on the received information
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.