Multi-technology aggregation architecture for long term evolution communications systems

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by one or more base stations, a first downlink data to a user equipment using a first downlink frequency;

receiving, by the one or more base stations, a first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing a first uplink frequency;

transmitting, by the one or more base stations, a second downlink data to the user equipment using a second downlink frequency; and

receiving, by the one or more base stations, Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information from a central unit, wherein the central unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more base stations.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the central unit is configured to include a multi-connectivity traffic shaping function.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more base stations include at least one of the following: an eNodeB base station, a gNodeB base station, or any combination thereof.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more base stations comprise an eNodeB base station and a gNodeB base station; and

the receiving the first uplink data comprises receiving, by the eNodeB base station, the first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing the first uplink frequency.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein:

the first downlink data is transmitted by the eNodeB base station;

the second downlink data is transmitted by the gNodeB base station; and

the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control unit is received by at least one of the eNodeB base station and the gNodeB base station.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information is used by the one or more base stations to transmit at least one of the first downlink data and the second downlink data.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:

the one or more base stations comprise a first base station and a second base station configured to exchange at least one of the following: a buffer status information associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, an average throughput associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a cell loading associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a channel quality associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, and any combination thereof.

8. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the multi-connectivity traffic shaping function is configured to determine a size of one or more packet data units for transmission to the one or more base stations, wherein the size of the one or more packet data units is determined based on a radio link control buffer status associated with at least one of: the one or more base stations, the central unit, and any combination thereof.

9. A system comprising:

at least one programmable processor; and

a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, by one or more base stations, a first downlink data to a user equipment using a first downlink frequency;

receiving, by the one or more base stations, a first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing a first uplink frequency;

transmitting, by the one or more base stations, a second downlink data to the user equipment using a second downlink frequency; and

receiving, by the one or more base stations, Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information from a central unit, wherein the central unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more base stations.

10. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the central unit is configured to include a multi-connectivity traffic shaping function.

11. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the one or more base stations include at least one of the following: an eNodeB base station, a gNodeB base station, or any combination thereof.

12. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

the one or more base stations comprise an eNodeB base station and a gNodeB base station; and

the receiving the first uplink data comprises receiving, by the eNodeB base station, the first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing the first uplink frequency.

13. The system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein:

the first downlink data is transmitted by the eNodeB base station;

the second downlink data is transmitted by the gNodeB base station; and

the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control unit is received by at least one of the eNodeB base station and the gNodeB base station.

14. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information is used by the one or more base stations to transmit at least one of the first downlink data and the second downlink data.

15. The system as claimed in claim 9 , wherein:

the one or more base stations comprise a first base station and a second base station configured to exchange at least one of the following: a buffer status information associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, an average throughput associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a cell loading associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a channel quality associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, and any combination thereof.

16. The system as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the multi-connectivity traffic shaping function is configured to determine a size of one or more packet data units for transmission to the one or more base stations, wherein the size of the one or more packet data units is determined based on a radio link control buffer status associated with at least one of: the one or more base stations, the central unit, and any combination thereof.

17. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:

transmitting, by one or more base stations, a first downlink data to a user equipment using a first downlink frequency;

receiving, by the one or more base stations, a first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing a first uplink frequency;

transmitting, by the one or more base stations, a second downlink data to the user equipment using a second downlink frequency; and

receiving, by the one or more base stations, Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information from a central unit, wherein the central unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more base stations.

18. The computer program product as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the central unit is configured to include a multi-connectivity traffic shaping function.

19. The computer program product as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the one or more base stations include at least one of the following: an eNodeB base station, a gNodeB base station, or any combination thereof.

20. The computer program product as claimed in claim 17 , wherein:

the one or more base stations comprise an eNodeB base station and a gNodeB base station;

the first downlink data is transmitted by the eNodeB base station;

the first uplink data is received by the eNodeB base station;

the second downlink data is transmitted by the gNodeB base station; and

the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control unit is received by at least one of the eNodeB base station and the gNodeB base station.