Dual session packet data network connection

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system of a cellular network including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, from an endpoint device, a request to establish a connection to a packet data network via the cellular network, wherein the request is received via one of a first radio access infrastructure of the cellular network or a second radio access infrastructure of the cellular network;
• establishing, in response to the request, a first session for the endpoint device via the first radio access infrastructure;
• establishing, in response to the request, a second session for the endpoint device via the second radio access infrastructure of the cellular network, wherein the connection to the packet data network comprises the first session and the second session;
• configuring the first session or the second session for control plane signaling for the connection;
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• configuring the first session, the second session, or both the first session and the second session for user plane communications for the connection.

A device comprising:

• a processing system including at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system when deployed in a cellular network, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• receiving, from an endpoint device, a request to establish a connection to a packet data network via the cellular network, wherein the request is received via one of a first radio access infrastructure of the cellular network or a second radio access infrastructure of the cellular network;
• establishing, in response to the request, a first session for the endpoint device via the first radio access infrastructure;
• establishing, in response to the request, a second session for the endpoint device via the second radio access infrastructure of the cellular network, wherein the connection to the packet data network comprises the first session and the second session;
• configuring the first session or the second session for control plane signaling for the connection;
• and
• configuring the first session, the second session, or both the first session and the second session for user plane communications for the connection.