Smark link management (link pooling)
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsAjit CHOURASIA, Jaikanth KRISHNASWAMY, Vijaya Datta MAYYURI, Ken TAKASAKI
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Abstract
A method of wireless communications forms a group with multiple UEs within a vicinity of a UE. The method establishes a tunnel between the UE and each of the UEs. The method also aggregates network resources obtained from a network interface of the UE and network resources shared by the UEs via each tunnel. The method provides the aggregated network resources to an application of the UE.
Claims22
A method of wireless communications, comprising:
- forming a group with a plurality of UEs within a vicinity of a UE;
- establishing a tunnel between the UE and each of the plurality of UEs;
- aggregating network resources obtained from a network interface of the UE and network resources shared by the plurality of UEs via each tunnel;
- and
- providing the aggregated network resources to an application of the UE.
A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
- a memory, and
- at least one processor operatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the at least one processor configured:
- to form a group with a plurality of UEs within a vicinity of the UE;
- to establish a tunnel between the UE and each of the plurality of UEs;
- to aggregate network resources obtained from a network interface of the UE and network resources shared by the plurality of UEs via each tunnel;
- and
- to provide the aggregated network resources to an application of the UE.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- means for forming a group with a plurality of UEs within a vicinity of a UE;
- means for establishing a tunnel between the UE and each of the plurality of UEs;
- means for aggregating network resources obtained from a network interface of the UE and network resources shared by the plurality of UEs via each tunnel;
- and
- means for providing the aggregated network resources to an application of the UE.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code executed by one or more processors and comprising:
- program code to form a group with a plurality of UEs within a vicinity of a UE;
- program code to establish a tunnel between the UE and each of the plurality of UEs;
- program code to aggregate network resources obtained from a network interface of the UE and network resources shared by the plurality of UEs via each tunnel;
- and
- program code to provide the aggregated network resources to an application of the UE.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.