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(11) EP 4 516 059 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
05.03.2025 Bulletin 2025/10

(21) Application number: 23723039.6

(22) Date of filing: 20.04.2023
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 76/23(2018.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04W 60/00; H04W 8/24; H04W 60/005; H04W 36/125
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2023/019315
(87) International publication number:
WO 2023/211762 (02.11.2023 Gazette 2023/44)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 28.04.2022 US 202263336213 P
08.11.2022 US 202263423702 P
20.12.2022 US 202218085539

(71) Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
St. Louis, MO 63131 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • RUSSELL, Paul, L., Jr.
    Lawrence, NJ 08648 (US)
  • KAKINADA, Umamaheswar
    Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (US)
  • SAHIN, Yildirim
    Englewood, CO 80112 (US)

(74) Representative: Frenkel, Matthias Alexander 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patentanwälte und Rechtsanwalt PartG mbB Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)

   


(54) METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING THE COMMUNICATION OF PATH SWITCHING CAPABILITY INFORMATION BETWEEN USER EQUIPMENT AND A NETWORK DEVICE TO ENABLE EFFICIENT SWITCHING OF MULTI-ACCESS (MA) TRAFFIC BETWEEN NON-3GPP ACCESS PATHS