Patent ID: 9288734
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: H04L,H04N,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. An eNodeB for traffic splitting based on latency between cells, the eNodeB comprising: a latency testing module to measure a transmission path latency for a portion of a transmission path between the eNodeB and a user equipment (UE) via a secondary eNodeB when the UE is dually connected to both the eNodeB and the secondary eNodeB; a latency calculation module to compare the transmission path latency to a threshold, wherein to compare the transmission path latency to the threshold includes a determination that the transmission path latency is greater than the threshold; and a traffic splitting module to determine a layer in a transmission stack to split traffic to the UE based on the comparison of the transmission path latency to the threshold, the traffic being split between the eNodeB and the secondary eNodeB, wherein the layer of the transmission stack is either a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer or a radio link control (RLC) layer, and wherein to determine the layer in the transmission stack includes a selection of the PDCP layer.