Techniques for managing communication links of a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs)
A UE may receive, via a first communication link that uses a first radio access technology (RAT), information that identifies a threshold associated with a second communication link that uses a second RAT. The UE may monitor one or more communications on the second communication link. The UE may determine whether a parameter associated with the second communication link satisfies the threshold based at least in part on monitoring the one or more communications on the second communication link. The UE may provide a message via the first communication link when the parameter associated with the second communication link satisfies the threshold.
1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
establishing a first communication link between the UE and a network device using a first radio access technology (RAT);
transmitting a measurement report based at least in part on one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) identifiers;
receiving, by the UE and via the first communication link and based at least on part on the measurement report, information that identifies a set of access points having capabilities to communicate with the UE using a second RAT and having capabilities to allow the UE to automatically connect or roam between access points within the set of access points without notifying the network device;
selecting, by the UE, a neighbor access point from the set of access points to which to connect or roam based at least in part on the information; and
connecting or roaming, by the UE, to the neighbor access point that communicates using the second RAT via a second communication link as a serving access point in response to the selecting the neighbor access point.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information that identifies the set of access points that communicate using the second RAT includes at least one of a service set identifier (SSID) or a basic service set identifier (BSSID).
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of access points that communicate using the second RAT are routable via a common data path.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising notifying the network device when a connection to the serving access point of the set of access points is established.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a message indicating that the UE is nearing a boundary of a coverage area associated with the serving access point, wherein data reception on the second RAT is suspended in response to the message.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising switching to communications using only the first RAT in response to the message.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the measurement report is based on a measurement object configured by the network device, the measurement object indicating the one or more WLAN identifiers.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising receiving an updated set of access points in response to the measurement report.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication link is between the UE and a base station associated with the first RAT, and the second communication link is between the UE and the base station associated with the second RAT via the serving access point.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication link using the first RAT and the second communication link using the second RAT carry data for a same set of one or more bearers.
11. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory comprising instructions; and
one or more processors coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
establish a first communication link between the UE and a network device using a first radio access technology (RAT);
transmit a measurement report based at least in part on one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) identifiers;
receive, by the UE and via the first communication link based at least in part on the measurement report, information that identifies a set of access points that communicate using a second RAT and that allow the UE to automatically connect or roam between access points within the set of access points without notifying the network device;
select, by the UE, a neighbor access point from the set of access points to which to connect or roam based at least in part on the information; and
connect or roam, by the UE, to the neighbor access point that communicates using the second RAT via a second communication link as a serving access point based at least in part on selecting the neighbor access point.
12. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the information that identifies the set of access points that communicate using the second RAT includes at least one of a service set identifier (SSID) or a basic service set identifier (BSSID).
13. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the set of access points that communicate using the second RAT are routable via a common data path.
14. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:
notify the network device when a connection to the serving access point of the set of access points is established.
15. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:
send a message indicating that the UE is nearing a boundary of a coverage area associated with the serving access point, wherein data reception on the second RAT is suspended in response to the message.
16. The UE of claim 11 , wherein
the measurement report is based on a measurement object configured by the network device, the measurement object indicating the one or more WLAN identifiers.
17. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the first communication link is between the UE and a base station associated with the first RAT, and the second communication link is between the UE and the base station associated with the first RAT via the serving access point.
18. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the first communication link using the first RAT and the second communication link using the second RAT carry data for a same set of one or more bearers.
19. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
transmitting, by a base station to a user equipment (UE) via a first communication link that uses a first radio access technology (RAT), a measurement object indicating one or more access points that communicate using a second RAT;
receiving, by the base station from the UE via the first communication link, a measurement report including an access point identifier of an access point that communicates using the second RAT in response to the providing the measurement object;
updating, by the base station in response to the measurement report, a list of access point identifiers to include the access point identifier, wherein the list of access point identifiers identify access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to automatically connect to without notifying the base station; and
providing, by the base station, the list of access point identifiers that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to automatically connect.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the list of access point identifiers of the access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to connect includes at least one of a service set identifier (SSID) or a basic service set identifier (BSSID).
21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the list of access point identifiers of the access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to connect are routable via a common data path.
22. The method of claim 19 , further comprising receiving a notification when the UE establishes a second communication link to a serving access point of the list of access point identifiers of the access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to connect.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the first communication link is between the UE and the base station, and the second communication link is between the UE and the base station via the serving access point.
24. The method of claim 22 , wherein the first communication link using the first RAT and the second communication link using the second RAT carry data for a same set of one or more bearers.
25. The method of claim 22 , further comprising:
receiving a message indicating that the UE is nearing a boundary of a coverage area associated with the serving access point; and
suspending data transmission on the second RAT in response to the message.
26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising switching to communications using only the first RAT in response to the message.
27. A base station for wireless communication, comprising:
a memory comprising instructions; and
one or more processors coupled with the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
provide, by the base station to a user equipment (UE) via a first communication link that uses a first radio access technology (RAT), a measurement object indicating one or more access points that communicate using a second RAT;
receive, by the base station from the UE via the first communication link, a measurement report including an access point identifier of an access point that communicates using the second RAT in response to the measurement object being provided;
update, by the base station in response to the measurement report, a list of access point identifiers to include the access point identifier, wherein the list of access point identifiers identify access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to automatically connect to without notifying the base station; and
provide, by the base station, the list of access point identifiers that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to automatically connect.
28. The base station of claim 27 , wherein the list of access point identifiers of the access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to connect includes at least one of a service set identifier (SSID) or a basic service set identifier (BSSID).
29. The base station of claim 27 , wherein the list of access point identifiers of the access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to connect are routable via a common data path.
30. The base station of claim 27 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to execute the instructions to:
receive a notification when the UE establishes a second communication link to a serving access point of the list of access point identifiers of the access points that use the second RAT and to which the UE is permitted to connect.