Method and apparatus for adaptive band selection in heterogeneous networks

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

• collect a channel information in conjunction with wireless communications;
• estimate at least one of a line of sight traffic and a non-line of sight traffic on a channel based on the channel information;
• determine if the line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies a first threshold;
• determine if the non-line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies a second threshold;
• and
• select, with a processor, a frequency band, wherein the frequency band comprises one or more frequency bands, wherein the apparatus is caused to select the frequency band by selecting a time allocation for each of the one or more frequency bands based on the estimated line of sight and the estimated non-line of sight traffic, wherein the apparatus is further caused to select the frequency band by selecting at least one of a first frequency band or a second frequency band with the first and second frequency bands being different from one another,
• wherein the apparatus is caused to select the frequency band by selecting the frequency band based upon whether the line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies the first threshold and also based upon whether the non-line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies the second threshold.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program code portions stored thereon, the program code portions configured, upon execution to:

• collect a channel information in conjunction with wireless communications;
• estimate at least one of a line of sight traffic and a non-line of sight traffic on a channel based on the channel information;
• determine if the line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies a first threshold;
• determine if the non-line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies a second threshold;
• and
• select, with a processor, a frequency band, wherein the frequency band comprises one or more frequency bands, wherein the program code portions are configured, upon execution, to select the frequency band by selecting a time allocation for each of the one or more frequency or frequency range bands based on the estimated line of sight and the estimated non-line of sight traffic, wherein the program code portions are further configured, upon execution, to select the frequency band by selecting at least one of a first frequency band or a second frequency band with the first and second frequency bands being different from one another,
• wherein the program code portions are configured, upon execution, to select the frequency band by selecting the frequency band based upon whether the line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies the first threshold and also based upon whether the non-line of sight traffic on the channel satisfies the second threshold.