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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
May. 05, 2010
Benoist P. Sebire, Tokyo, JP;
Antti A. Toskala, Espoo, FI;
Karri M. Ranta-aho, Atlanta, GA (US);
Harri Holma, Helsinki, FI;
Timo E. Lunttila, Espoo, FI;
Benoist P. Sebire, Tokyo, JP;
Antti A. Toskala, Espoo, FI;
Karri M. Ranta-Aho, Atlanta, GA (US);
Harri Holma, Helsinki, FI;
Timo E. Lunttila, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Siemens Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A method includes enabling interoperability between different types of wireless communication systems operating with different types of air interfaces to provide downlink radio resource aggregation for a user equipment. Enabling includes establishing a first connection between a medium access control (MAC) protocol layer of a first wireless communication system and a physical layer of the first wireless communication system; establishing a second connection between the MAC protocol layer of the first wireless communication system and a MAC protocol layer of a second wireless communication system; using the first connection, performing wireless communications with the user equipment via one or more component carriers over a first air interface of the first wireless communication system; and communicating data over the second connection, the data used in wireless communications via one or more component carriers over a second air interface of the second wireless communication system. Apparatus and program products are also disclosed.