Multiple access point name and IP service connectivity

摘要

A mobile device may communicate through multiple access point names (APNs) through wireless local area network (WLAN) protocols. The APNs are data routes that may be accessible to a device through other non-WLAN networks (e.g. cellular), but can be accessed with a WLAN device through WLAN protocols. A sub network access protocol (SNAP) header may be modified and used for routing traffic.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
advertising, by a wireless local area network (“WLAN”), a capability to access multiple access point names (“APNs”) from a core network; receiving, from a WLAN device, a request for access to at least one of the APNs in the core network, wherein the capability comprises a modification of a protocol that allows the WLAN device to access services from the core network; in response to the request, connecting, via the WLAN, the WLAN device to at least one of the APNs through the core network; and modifying a sub network access protocol (“SNAP”) header to include a type field that directs traffic through one of the APN paths, wherein the modified SNAP header comprises a SNAP Protocol Type (“SPT”) and the type field comprises the SPT, the SPT comprising an APN Traffic ID (“APN ID”) to identify which of the APN paths the traffic maps to.