Patent ID: 10326615

Abstract:
A device for facilitating cellular-wireless local area network (WLAN) interworking may include at least one processor circuit. The processor circuit may be configured to receive a packet including a first tunnel identifier and addressed to a user equipment (UE). The processor circuit may be configured to identify a radio bearer associated with the first tunnel identifier, where the radio bearer is configured to facilitate transmission of the packet to the UE via cellular communications. The processor circuit may be configured to determine whether the radio bearer has been offloaded over a WLAN. The processor circuit may be configured to, when the radio bearer has been offloaded over the WLAN, identify a second tunnel identifier mapped to the radio bearer; encapsulate the packet based on the second tunnel identifier, where the encapsulated packet includes the second tunnel identifier; and transmit the encapsulated packet to the UE over the WLAN.