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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Mika Forssell, Porvoo, FI;
Jari O. Lehtonen, Helsinki, FI;
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
In accordance with the exemplary embodiments there is at least a method and apparatus to determine a level of benefit to at least one of a user equipment and a network to aggregate data traffic to or from the user equipment over more than one carrier; and based on the determining, indicate a traffic classification of the data traffic to or from the user equipment, wherein the traffic classification identifies the level of the benefit to aggregate the data traffic to or from the user equipment over the more than one carrier. Further, in accordance with the exemplary embodiments there is at least a method and apparatus to identify a traffic classification of data traffic to or from a user equipment; and based on the identified traffic classification, one of activate and deactivate an aggregation over more than one carrier of the data traffic to or from the user equipment, wherein the traffic classification identifies a level of benefit to at least one of the user equipment and a network to aggregate the data traffic to or from the user equipment over more than one carrier.