Communication system for alleviating interference arising due to coexistence

A communication apparatus comprising:

• a transceiver configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE) and configured to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity for the UE, the UE configured to use radio resources of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the WLAN;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive, over a dedicated interface, from an eNB for providing a connectivity between the UE and the LTE network, a request for a load information of the WLAN;
• send, over the dedicated interface, the load information to the eNB in accordance with the request;
• and
• send, to the eNB over the dedicated interface, WLAN information identifying at least one channel or frequency band of the WLAN.

A method performed by an eNB comprising a communication module configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE) and configured to provide Long Term Evolution (LTE) connectivity for the UE, the UE configured to use radio resources of an LTE network and a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising:

• requesting, over a dedicated interface, from a communication device for providing a connectivity between the UE and the WLAN, a load information of the WLAN;
• receiving, over the dedicated interface, the requested load information from the communication device;
• and
• receiving, from the communication device over the dedicated interface, WLAN information identifying at least one channel or frequency band of the WLAN.

A method performed by a communication device configured to communicate with a user equipment (UE) and configured to provide a wireless local area network (WLAN) connectivity for the UE, the UE configured to use radio resources of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network and the WLAN, the method comprising:

• receiving, over a dedicated interface, from an eNB for providing a connectivity between the UE and the LTE network, a request for a load information of the WLAN;
• sending, over the dedicated interface, the load information to the eNB in accordance with the request;
• and
• sending, to the eNB over the dedicated interface, WLAN information identifying at least one channel or frequency band of the WLAN.