Abstract: A method for executing multipath communication at a target communication device includes obtaining, from a source communication device, data packets via two or more different paths, where a header of each data packet includes packet information, which is indicative of an association among the plurality of data packets. The packet information in each data packet at a source communication device is the same as packet information in each data packet at a target communication device irrespective of different radio access technologies, communication protocols, or radio links used in the two or more different paths. The plurality of data packets includes different data packets having different payload or duplicate data packets having a copy of the same payload. The method further includes identifying a first set of data packets received via a first path and a second set of data packets received via a second path based on the packet information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for balancing load in an area of a wireless network comprising first nodes operating according to a first Radio Access Technology and at least one second node operating according to a second Radio Access Technology. The method comprises establishing a connection between a user device and a first node; receiving an indication of an entry threshold for establishing a connection between the user device and a second node during a current time period, wherein the entry threshold is determined in dependence on an expected usage requirement for the area of the wireless network during the current time period; determining, by the user device, whether a parameter of a signal received from the second node exceeds the entry threshold; and responsive to determining that the parameter of the signal received from the second node exceeds the entry threshold, establishing, by the first node, a dual connectivity session between the user device and both the first and the second nodes.

Abstract: A method for executing multipath communication at a target communication device, includes obtaining, from a source communication device, plurality of data packets via two or more different paths, where header of each data packet comprises packet information which is indicative of association among the plurality of data packets. The packet information in each data packet at source communication device is same as packet information in each data packet at target communication device irrespective of different radio access technologies, communication protocols, or radio links used in the two or more different paths. The plurality of data packets includes different data packets having different payload or duplicate data packets having a copy of same payload. The method further includes identifying first set of data packets received via first path and second set of data packets received via second path based on the packet information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for balancing load in an area of a wireless network comprising first nodes operating according to a first Radio Access Technology and at least one second node operating according to a second Radio Access Technology. The method comprises establishing a connection between a user device and a first node; receiving an indication of an entry threshold for establishing a connection between the user device and a second node during a current time period, wherein the entry threshold is determined in dependence on an expected usage requirement for the area of the wireless network during the current time period; determining, by the user device, whether a parameter of a signal received from the second node exceeds the entry threshold; and responsive to determining that the parameter of the signal received from the second node exceeds the entry threshold, establishing, by the first node, a dual connectivity session between the user device and both the first and the second nodes.