SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR LONG TERM EVOLUTION AND WIRELESS LOCAL AREA INTERWORKING

摘要

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for long-term evolution and wireless local area interworking. Various embodiments may include utilizing access network selection and traffic steering rules based on radio access network assistance parameters. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.

主权项

1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a first radio to communicate via an evolved universal terrestrial radio access network (EUTRAN); a second radio to communicate via a wireless local area network (WLAN); and control circuitry coupled with the first and second radios, the control circuitry to
receive, in a broadcast system information block or a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message dedicated to the UE, radio access network (RAN) assistance parameters for access network selection and traffic steering between the EUTRAN and the WLAN, wherein the RAN assistance parameters include a WLAN identifier that corresponds to the WLAN, a reference signal received power (RSRP) threshold value, and a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) threshold value;transmit traffic over the EUTRAN via the first radio;determine that a measured cell receive level value of the EUTRAN is less than the RSRP threshold or a measured cell quality value of the EUTRAN is less than the RSRQ threshold; andsteer traffic to the WLAN via the second radio based on said determination that the measured RSRP of the EUTRAN is less than the RSRP threshold or the measured RSRQ of the EUTRAN is less than the RSRQ threshold.