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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2016
Zte Wistron Telecom Ab, Kista, SE;
Aijun Cao, Kista, SE;
Yonghong Gao, Kista, SE;
Jan Johansson, Kista, SE;
Patrick Svedman, Kista, SE;
Thorsten Schier, Kista, SE;
Bojidar Hadjiski, Kista, SE;
ZTE Wistron Telecom AB, Kista, SE;
Abstract
A network node, method and non-transitory computer-readable medium for simultaneously utilizing at least two different radio access technologies (RATs). In one embodiment, the network node includes at least one processor configured to: activate a first radio resource control (RRC) component corresponding to a first RAT, wherein the first RAT is a default RAT of a mobile terminal configured to communicate with the network node; determine whether a second RAT is available to the mobile terminal based on at least one predetermined criterion; and if the second RAT is available, activate a second RRC component corresponding to the second RAT, wherein both the first RAT and the second RAT are active at the same time to communicate with the mobile terminal.