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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ozcan Ozturk, San Diego, CA (US);
Gavin Bernard Horn, La Jolla, CA (US);
Vikas Jain, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 76/16 (2018.01); H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0406 (2013.01); H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04W 76/16 (2018.02); H04W 88/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for switching bearers between radio access technologies (RATs) are described. According to aspects of the present disclosure, the uplink part of a bearer may be served by one RAT, while the downlink part of the bearer is served by another RAT. A part of a bearer may be served by more than one RAT. Methods and apparatus for communicating via bearer with parts served by differing RATs are also described.