Multi-access o-ran for enterprise

A method, comprising:

• in an open radio access network having a first node handling control plane operations in the open radio access network, receiving at a second node one or more messages from the first node comprising indication of control capabilities exposed at the first node within context of multi-access operation between the first node, second node, and a third node that provides wireless local area network termination for one or more access points, the second node handling near-real-time control operations in the open radio access network;
• sending, from the second node to the first node, an indication of one of multiple-access modes for multi-access operation;
• and
• configuring and using control operations of the control capabilities that are able to be provided by the second node based on the sent indication.

An first node handling control plane operations in an open radio access network, said first node, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first node to perform:
• sending one or more messages to a second node handling near real time control operations in the open radio access network, said one of more messages comprising indication of control capabilities exposed at the first node within context of multi-access operation between the first node, second node, and a third node that provides wireless local area network termination for one or more access points;
• receiving, from the second node, an indication of one of multiple-access modes for multi-access operation;
• and
• configuring which control operations of the control capabilities are able to be provided by the first node based on the received indication.

An second node, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the second node to perform:
• in an open radio access network having a first node handling control plane operations in the open radio access network, receiving one or more messages from the first node comprising indication of control capabilities exposed at the first node within context of multi-access operation between the first node, second node, and a third node that provides wireless local area network termination for one or more access points, the second node handling near-real-time control operations in the open radio access network;
• sending, to the first node, an indication of one of multiple-access modes for multi-access operation;
• and
• configuring and using control operations of the control capabilities that are able to be provided by the second node based on the sent indication.