# US 2019/0357083 A1 · Methods and apparatus for integration of wireless wide area networks with wireless local area networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0357083 A1 - Document ID: US20190357083A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/451,052 - Filed: 2019-06-25 - Published: 2019-11-21 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-04 - Assignees: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Applicants: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - Inventors: Jari VIKBERG; Niklas JOHANSSON; Christofer LINDHEIMER; Magnus STATTIN; Oumer TEYEB - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190357083A1 ## CPC - H04W 28/082: among bearers or channels - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 28/0268: {using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] (negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24)} - H04W 72/12: Wireless traffic scheduling - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04W 76/15: Setup of multiple wireless link connections - H04W 76/16: Involving different core network technologies, e.g. a packet-switched [PS] bearer in combination with a circuit-switched [CS] bearer - H04W 28/24: Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service] - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W 88/10: adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Embodiments presented in this disclosure relate to methods and apparatuses (such as Access Points (AP's), evolved NodeB's (eNB's), etc.) for use in aggregation, or integration, between a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). In one embodiment, an eNB decides that an aggregation between the WWAN and the WLAN is to be performed for at least one bearer of one or more bearers associated with a specific UE. Next, the eNB identifies which one(s) of the at least one bearer of the specific UE that is/are to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. Also, the eNB schedules each one of the at least one bearer identified to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for use in aggregation between a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the method being performed by a network element of the WWAN, the method comprising: deciding that an aggregation between the WWAN and the WLAN is to be performed for at least one bearer of at least one bearer associated with a specific user equipment (UE); determining a set of WWAN Quality of Service (QoS) attributes for the at least one bearer associated with the specific UE; and transmitting, to a network element of the WLAN, information related to the set of WWAN QoS attributes for the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising packet-level scheduling of the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the packet-level scheduling comprises determining, for each data packet, whether the data packet is to be transmitted over the WWAN or the WLAN. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the determining, for each data packet, whether the data packet is to be transmitted over the WWAN or the WLAN is based on information related to a load of WWAN radio cells and WLAN radio cells. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising, for each one of the at least one bearer being to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN: mapping the set of WWAN QoS attributes for each bearer in the WWAN with corresponding WLAN QoS attributes in the WLAN; and wherein transmitting, to a network element of the WLAN, information related to the set of WWAN QoS attributes comprises transmitting information related to the mapping. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method according to claim 5, wherein the information related to the mapping comprises at least one of: a Logical Channel Identifier (LCID) for each one of the at least one bearer identified to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN, an identity (ID) of the specific UE to which the each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN belongs; and the WLAN QoS attributes for each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the information related to the determined set of WWAN QoS attributes additionally comprises at least one of: a LCID for each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN; and an ID of the specific UE to which the each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN belongs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting, to the network element of the WLAN, a data packet along with a LCID and an ID of the specific UE. ### Claim 9 A method for use in aggregation between a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the method being performed by a network element of the WLAN, the method comprising: receiving, from a network element of the WWAN, information related to a determined set of WWAN Quality of Service (QoS) attributes for at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN; and using the information related to the determined set of WWAN QoS attributes to determine a WLAN QoS attribute. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the information related to the determined set of WWAN QoS attributes additionally comprises at least one of: a Logical Channel Identifier (LCID) for each one of the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN; and an ID of a specific user equipment (UE) to which the each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN belongs. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising, for each one of the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN: wherein using the information related to the determined set of WWAN QoS attributes to determine a WLAN QoS attribute comprises mapping the WWAN QoS attributes for each bearer with corresponding WLAN QoS attributes in the WLAN. ### Claim 12 A network element of a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) for use in aggregation between the WWAN and a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), the network element of the WWAN comprising a processor, a memory and a communications interface configured to: decide that an aggregation between the WWAN and the WLAN is to be performed for at least one bearer of at least one bearer associated with a specific user equipment (UE); determine a set of WWAN Quality of Service (QoS) attributes for the at least one bearer associated with the specific UE; and transmit, to a network element of the WLAN, information related to the set of WWAN QoS attributes for the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The network element of claim 12, wherein the processor, memory and communications interface are further configured to packet-level schedule of each one of the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The network element of claim 12, wherein the processor, memory and communications interface are further configured to, for each one of the at least one bearer being to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN: map the set of WWAN QoS attributes for each bearer in the WWAN with corresponding WLAN QoS attributes in the WLAN, and wherein transmitting, to a network element of the WLAN, information related to the set of WWAN QoS attributes comprises transmitting information related to the mapping. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The network element of claim 14, wherein the information related to the mapping comprises at least one of: a Logical Channel Identifier (LCID) for each one of the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN, an identity (ID) of the specific UE to which the each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN belongs; and the WLAN QoS attributes for each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The network element of claim 12, wherein the information related to the determined set of WWAN QoS attributes additionally comprises at least one of: a LCID for each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN; and an ID of the specific UE to which the each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN belongs. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The network element of claim 12, wherein the processor, memory and communications interface are further configured to: transmit, to the network element of the WLAN, a data packet along with a LCID and an ID of the specific UE. ### Claim 18 A network element of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) for use in aggregation between a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) and the WLAN, the network element of the WLAN comprising a processor, a memory and a communications interface configured to: receive, from a network element of the WWAN, information related to a determined set of WWAN Quality of Service (QoS) attributes for each bearer of at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN; and use the information related to the WWAN QoS attributes to determine a WLAN QoS attribute. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The network element of claim 18, wherein the processor, memory and communications interface are further configured to, for each one of the at least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN: wherein using the information related to the determined set of WWAN QoS attributes to determine a WLAN QoS attribute comprises mapping the WWAN QoS attributes for each bearer with corresponding WLAN QoS attributes in the WLAN. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The network element of claim 19, wherein receiving, from a network element of the WWAN, information related to the set of WWAN QoS attributes comprises receiving information related to the mapping and the information related to the mapping comprises at least one of: a LCID for each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN, an ID of the specific UE to which the each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN belongs; and the WLAN QoS attributes for each one of the least one bearer to be aggregated between the WWAN and the WLAN.