Patent ID: 11963243
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A radio access network (RAN) node, comprising:
a transceiver;
one or more memories storing processor-executable code; and
one or more processors configured to execute the processor-executable code to cause the RAN node to:
communicate with a first scheduling entity over a first communication path using a first radio access technology (RAT);
communicate with a second scheduling entity over a second communication path using a second RAT that is different from the first RAT;
generate a first message comprising a first indication that the RAN node supports communication of information for a first signaling connection with the first scheduling entity via a second signaling connection over the second communication path, wherein the first signaling connection is associated with first Internet Protocol (IP) address information;
transmit via the transceiver the first message comprising the first indication to the second scheduling entity via the second communication path prior to establishment of the second signaling connection over the second communication path to the first scheduling entity;
receive via the transceiver a second message from the second scheduling entity via the second communication path after transmission of the first message, wherein the second message comprises a second indication that the first scheduling entity supports the communication of the information for the first signaling connection via the second signaling connection over the second communication path, and wherein the second message comprises second IP address information that is different from the first IP address information from the first scheduling entity;
use the second IP address information to establish the second signaling connection over the second communication path to the first scheduling entity after receipt of the second message comprising the second indication; and
communicate via the transceiver the information for the first signaling connection via the second signaling connection over the second communication path.