US 10,321,392 B2 · Techniques for provisioning configuration information based on cell characteristics

Abstract

Techniques are described for configuring wireless service for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network in which the UE may be served over one or more of multiple available cells. Wireless service for the UE may be configured based on parameters associated with each of the multiple cells, such as, for example, a primary/secondary cell designation of a cell, whether the cell operates using a licensed or an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, a radio access technology associated with a cell, and/or an operating frequency band of a cell. Based on the parameters for each cell, one or more cell configurations for serving the UE may be provided. The cell configurations may identify, for example, a set of rules that control how much and/or what type of traffic is sent on different cells.

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Dependent claims

A method for configuring wireless service for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network, comprising:

identifying a first set of parameters associated with a first cell of a first access node;
identifying a second set of parameters associated with a second cell of a second access node;
determining, as part of an activation procedure or a modification procedure for at least one bearer associated with the UE, one or more cell configurations for serving the UE over the first cell and the second cell, wherein the one or more cell configurations are based at least in part on at least one of the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters;
and
transmitting the one or more cell configurations to the first access node based at least in part on the determining.

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An apparatus for configuring wireless service for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network, comprising:

means for identifying a first set of parameters associated with a first cell of a first access node;
means for identifying a second set of parameters associated with a second cell of a second access node;
means for determining, as part of an activation procedure or a modification procedure for at least one bearer associated with the UE, one or more cell configurations for serving the UE over the first cell and the second cell, wherein the one or more cell configurations are based at least in part on at least one of the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters;
and
means for transmitting the one or more cell configurations to the first access node based at least in part on the determining.

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An apparatus for configuring wireless service for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network, comprising:

a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor;
and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
identify a first set of parameters associated with a first cell of a first access node;
identify a second set of parameters associated with a second cell of a second access node;
determine, as part of an activation procedure or a modification procedure for at least one bearer associated with the UE, one or more cell configurations for serving the UE over the first cell and the second cell, wherein the one or more cell configurations are based at least in part on at least one of the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters;
and
transmit the one or more cell configurations to the first access node based at least in part on the determining.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for configuring wireless service for a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communications network, the code executable by a processor to:

identify a first set of parameters associated with a first cell of a first access node;
identify a second set of parameters associated with a second cell of a second access node;
determine, as part of an activation procedure or a modification procedure for at least one bearer associated with the UE, one or more cell configurations for serving the UE over the first cell and the second cell, wherein the one or more cell configurations are based at least in part on at least one of the first set of parameters or the second set of parameters;
and
transmit the one or more cell configurations to the first access node based at least in part on the determining.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Techniques for provisioning configuration information based on cell characteristics

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Techniques for provisioning configuration information based on cell characteristics

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Abstract

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