Invention Publication
- Patent Title: METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING SWITCHING OF TRAFFIC CORRESPONDING TO A COMMUNICATION SESSION BETWEEN TWO NON-3GPP ACCESS PATHS
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Application No.: US17700919Application Date: 2022-03-22
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Publication No.: US20230308971A1Publication Date: 2023-09-28
- Inventor: Curt Wong , Yildirim Sahin , Umamaheswar Kakinada
- Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Louis
- Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Current Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Louis
- Main IPC: H04W36/08
- IPC: H04W36/08 ; H04W36/00

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for supporting switching of data paths corresponding to a communications session between different non-3GPP access networks, e.g., networks including WiFi access points, using network core functionality are described. This allows a communications session in which a UE is involved as an end point to be switched between two different WiFi access networks and/or a WiFi access network and a 3GPP access network, e.g., cellular access network, without the communications session being terminated while service is provided to the UE by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) with which it is registered. A UE can switch between multiple WiFi networks while maintaining a communications session supported by network core functionality even though the session may be switched between different non-3GPP networks while the session is ongoing.
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