Method for providing hybrid network connectivity to at least one client device being connected to a telecommunications network using a customer premises equipment device or functionality , wherein the network connectivity is provided using a hybrid internet protocol connection between at least two internet protocol edge devices, on the one hand, and the customer premises equipment device or functionality , on the other hand, allowing for the transmission of data packets, both in uplink direction from the customer premises equipment device or functionality to at least one of the internet protocol edge devices, and in downlink direction from at least one of the internet protocol edge devices to the customer premises equipment device or functionality , wherein both the first internet protocol edge device and the second internet protocol edge device are realized as network functions within a logical or physical central office point of delivery , the hybrid internet protocol connection comprising a primary connection path and at least one secondary connection path , wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the primary connection path is established between the first internet protocol edge device and the customer premises equipment device or functionality , the establishment of the primary connection path involving the assignment of an internet protocol address to the hybrid internet protocol connection to be generated, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the at least one secondary connection path is established between the second internet protocol edge device and the customer premises equipment device or functionality , the at least one secondary connection path using the same internet protocol address as the primary connection path , wherein - regarding data packets transmitted in downlink direction towards the customer premises equipment device or functionality - a load balancing functionality is used as a network function within the logical or physical central office point of delivery or as part of another network function within the logical or physical central office point of delivery , and wherein, during or after establishing the primary connection path , a path establishment information is transmitted, using the primary connection path , from the first internet protocol edge device to the customer premises equipment device , wherein the path establishment information is used to establish the at least one secondary connection path , wherein the at least one secondary connection path is established between the customer premises equipment device or functionality and the second internet protocol edge device , using the path establishment information in order to find the second internet protocol edge device , wherein the path establishment information comprises at least one out of a user credential information, a session token, an access point name information, and an access point name instance information. -- in a first step, the primary connection path is established between the first internet protocol edge device and the customer premises equipment device or functionality , the establishment of the primary connection path involving the assignment of an internet protocol address to the hybrid internet protocol connection to be generated, -- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the at least one secondary connection path is established between the second internet protocol edge device and the customer premises equipment device or functionality , the at least one secondary connection path using the same internet protocol address as the primary connection path , <EOS>