Tethered devices for webrtc in a cellular system

A tethering user equipment (UE) device for participating in a Web Real-time Communication Protocol (WebRTC) communication session, the tethering UE device comprising:

• a memory configured to store media data;
• a communication interface communicatively coupled to a tethered device that executes a WebRTC Endpoint Application;
• and
• a processing system implemented in circuitry and configured to:
• execute a WebRTC Endpoint Support Function to access WebRTC signaling functions of a WebRTC operator network and to receive media data of a WebRTC communication session from the WebRTC operator network;
• and
• send the received media data of the WebRTC communication session to the tethered device to cause the tethered device to present the media data.

A method of exchanging media data, the method comprising:

• executing, by a tethered device, a Web Real-time Communication Protocol (WebRTC) Endpoint Application to participate in a WebRTC communication session, wherein the tethered device is tethered to a tethering UE device that executes a WebRTC Endpoint Support Function;
• receiving, by the tethered device, media data of the WebRTC communication session from the tethering UE device;
• and
• presenting, by the tethered device, the media data of the WebRTC communication session.

A tethered device for exchanging media data, the tethered device comprising:

• a memory configured to store media data;
• at least one display;
• a communication interface communicatively coupled to a tethering user equipment (UE) device that executes a Web Real-time Communication Protocol (WebRTC) Endpoint Support Function;
• and
• a processing system implemented in circuitry and configured to:
• execute a WebRTC Endpoint Application to participate in a WebRTC communication session;
• receive media data of the WebRTC communication session from the tethering UE device;
• and
• present the media data of the WebRTC communication session via the at least one display.

A system for exchanging media data of a Web Real-time Communication Protocol (WebRTC) communication session, the system comprising:

• a tethered device for participating in the WebRTC communication session;
• and
• a tethering user equipment (UE) device for participating in the WebRTC communication session, the tethering UE device comprising:
• a memory configured to store media data;
• a communication interface communicatively coupled to the tethered device;
• and
• a processing system implemented in circuitry and configured to:
• execute a WebRTC Endpoint Support Function to access WebRTC signaling functions of a WebRTC operator network and to receive media data of the WebRTC communication session from the WebRTC operator network;
• and
• send the received media data of the WebRTC communication session to the tethered device to cause the tethered device to present the media data,
• wherein the tethered device comprises:
• a memory configured to store media data;
• at least one display;
• a communication interface communicatively coupled to the tethering user UE;
• and
• a processing system implemented in circuitry and configured to:
• execute a WebRTC Endpoint Application to participate in the WebRTC communication session;
• receive media data of the WebRTC communication session from the tethering UE device;
• and
• present the media data of the WebRTC communication session via the at least one display.