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Abstract

A wireless device establishes multi-connectivity to a wireless communication network. In particular, the wireless device transmits a request for a connection to a third network element over a second wireless link. The third network element is a candidate for establishing the multi-connectivity. The wireless device also enables the third network element to connect to a first network element already connected to the wireless device via a second network element communicating with the wireless device over a first wireless link. This enabling includes transmitting information identifying the first network element to the third network element. The wireless device also transmits an identifier of the wireless device to the third network element to establish the multi-connectivity for the wireless device. The first and second network elements serve the wireless device with different network functions at least after the establishing of the multi-connectivity.

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