Systems and methods for performing carrier aggregation across regions with diverse licensed carriers

A device, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of processor-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the set of processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the set of processor-executable instructions causes the one or more processors to:
• receive information specifying a first plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by a particular wireless telecommunications provider,
• wherein each carrier, of the first plurality of carriers, includes a contiguous range of frequencies of the radio frequency (“RF”) spectrum;
• identify, from the first plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by the particular wireless telecommunications provider, a first plurality of groups of carriers,
• wherein each group of carriers includes one or more carriers that correspond to a contiguous range of frequencies;
• identify a first group of carriers, from the first plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the first plurality of groups of carriers;
• rank the remaining groups of carriers, from the first plurality of groups of carriers, in descending order with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers;
• detect a connection of a user equipment (“UE”) with a base station of the wireless telecommunications network,
• wherein the base station is associated with a first set of licenses, for the wireless telecommunications provider, to use the first plurality of carriers,
• wherein another base station is associated with a second set of licenses, for the wireless telecommunications provider, to use a second plurality of carriers;
• assign, for the connection of the UE with the base station, the default group of carriers based on detecting the connection of the UE with the base station;
• determine, after assigning the default group of carriers, that carrier aggregation should be performed for the connection between the UE and the base station;
• perform, based on the determination, carrier aggregation for the connection between the UE and the base station, wherein performing the carrier aggregation includes adding groups of carriers to the connection between the UE and the base station in an order that is based on the ranking of the groups of carriers;
• receive information specifying the second plurality of carriers;
• identify, from the second plurality of carriers, a second plurality of groups of carriers;
• identify a third group of carriers, from the second plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the second plurality of groups of carriers;
• and
• rank the remaining groups of carriers, from the second plurality of groups of carriers, with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers of the second plurality of carriers.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a set of processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive information specifying a plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by a particular wireless telecommunications provider,
• wherein each carrier, of the plurality of carriers, includes a contiguous range of frequencies of the radio frequency (“RF”) spectrum;
• identify, from the plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by the particular wireless telecommunications provider, a plurality of groups of carriers,
• wherein each group of carriers includes one or more carriers that correspond to a contiguous range of frequencies;
• identify a first group of carriers, from the plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the plurality of groups of carriers;
• rank the remaining groups of carriers, from the plurality of groups of carriers, in descending order with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers;
• detect a connection of a user equipment (“UE”) with a base station of the wireless telecommunications network;
• assign, for the connection of the UE with the base station, the default group of carriers based on detecting the connection of the UE with the base station;
• determine, after assigning the default group of carriers, that carrier aggregation should be performed for the connection between the UE and the base station;
• perform, based on the determination, carrier aggregation for the connection between the UE and the base station, wherein performing the carrier aggregation includes adding groups of carriers to the connection between the UE and the base station in an order that is based on the ranking of the groups of carriers;
• store information indicating that carrier aggregation was performed, the information indicating at least one of:
• (a) a quantity of carriers used for the carrier aggregation, or (b) a width of the range of frequencies included in the groups of carriers used for the carrier aggregation;
• detect that the UE has connected to another base station;
• and
• assign, to the connection between the UE and the other base station, a quantity of carriers, associated with the other base station, that (a) meets or exceeds the quantity of carriers used for the carrier aggregation, or (b) has a width of frequency ranges that meets or exceeds the width of frequency ranges included in the groups of carriers used for the carrier aggregation.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, storing a set of processor-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• receive information specifying a first plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by a particular wireless telecommunications provider,
• wherein each carrier, of the first plurality of carriers, includes a contiguous range of frequencies of the radio frequency (“RF”) spectrum;
• identify, from the first plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by the particular wireless telecommunications provider, a first plurality of groups of carriers,
• wherein each group of carriers includes one or more carriers that correspond to a contiguous range of frequencies;
• identify a first group of carriers, from the first plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the first plurality of groups of carriers;
• rank the remaining groups of carriers, from the first plurality of groups of carriers, in descending order with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers;
• detect a connection of a user equipment (“UE”) with a base station of the wireless telecommunications network,
• wherein the base station is associated with a first set of licenses, for the wireless telecommunications provider, to use the first plurality of carriers,
• wherein another base station is associated with a second set of licenses, for the wireless telecommunications provider, to use a second plurality of carriers;
• assign, for the connection of the UE with the base station, the default group of carriers based on detecting the connection of the UE with the base station;
• determine, after assigning the default group of carriers, that carrier aggregation should be performed for the connection between the UE and the base station;
• perform, based on the determination, carrier aggregation for the connection between the UE and the base station, wherein performing the carrier aggregation includes adding groups of carriers to the connection between the UE and the base station in an order that is based on the ranking of the groups of carriers;
• receive information specifying the second plurality of carriers;
• identify, from the second plurality of carriers, a second plurality of groups of carriers;
• identify a third group of carriers, from the second plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the second plurality of groups of carriers;
• and
• rank the remaining groups of carriers, from the second plurality of groups of carriers, with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers of the second plurality of carriers.

A method, comprising:

• receiving information specifying a plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by a particular wireless telecommunications provider,
• wherein each carrier, of the plurality of carriers, includes a contiguous range of frequencies of the radio frequency (“RF”) spectrum;
• identifying, from the plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by the particular wireless telecommunications provider, a plurality of groups of carriers,
• wherein each group of carriers includes one or more carriers that correspond to a contiguous range of frequencies;
• identifying a first group of carriers, from the plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the plurality of groups of carriers;
• ranking the remaining groups of carriers, from the plurality of groups of carriers, in descending order with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers;
• detecting a connection of a user equipment (“UE”) with a base station of the wireless telecommunications network;
• assigning, for the connection of the UE with the base station, the default group of carriers based on detecting the connection of the UE with the base station;
• determining, after assigning the default group of carriers, that carrier aggregation should be performed for the connection between the UE and the base station;
• performing, based on the determination, carrier aggregation for the connection between the UE and the base station, wherein performing the carrier aggregation includes adding groups of carriers to the connection between the UE and the base station in an order that is based on the ranking of the groups of carriers;
• storing information indicating that carrier aggregation was performed, the information indicating at least one of:
• (a) a quantity of carriers used for the carrier aggregation, or (b) a width of the range of frequencies included in the groups of carriers used for the carrier aggregation;
• detecting that the UE has connected to another base station;
• and
• assigning, to the connection between the UE and the other base station, a quantity of carriers, associated with the other base station, that (a) meets or exceeds the quantity of carriers used for the carrier aggregation, or (b) has a width of frequency ranges that meets or exceeds the width of frequency ranges included in the groups of carriers used for the carrier aggregation.

A method, comprising:

• receiving information specifying a first plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by a particular wireless telecommunications provider,
• wherein each carrier, of the first plurality of carriers, includes a contiguous range of frequencies of the radio frequency (“RF”) spectrum;
• identifying, from the first plurality of carriers that are licensed for use by the particular wireless telecommunications provider, a first plurality of groups of carriers,
• wherein each group of carriers includes one or more carriers that correspond to a contiguous range of frequencies;
• identifying a first group of carriers, from the first plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the first plurality of groups of carriers;
• ranking the remaining groups of carriers, from the first plurality of groups of carriers, in descending order with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers;
• detecting a connection of a user equipment (“UE”) with a base station of the wireless telecommunications network,
• wherein the base station is associated with a first set of licenses, for the wireless telecommunications provider, to use the first plurality of carriers,
• wherein another base station is associated with a second set of licenses, for the wireless telecommunications provider, to use a second plurality of carriers
• assigning, for the connection of the UE with the base station, the default group of carriers based on detecting the connection of the UE with the base station;
• determining, after assigning the default group of carriers, that carrier aggregation should be performed for the connection between the UE and the base station;
• performing, based on the determination, carrier aggregation for the connection between the UE and the base station, wherein performing the carrier aggregation includes adding groups of carriers to the connection between the UE and the base station in an order that is based on the ranking of the groups of carriers;
• receiving information specifying the second plurality of carriers;
• identifying, from the second plurality of carriers, a second plurality of groups of carriers;
• identifying a third group of carriers, from the second plurality of groups of carriers, that contains a smallest contiguous range of frequencies of the second plurality of groups of carriers;
• and
• ranking the remaining groups of carriers, from the second plurality of groups of carriers, with respect to sizes of frequency ranges respectively included in each of the remaining groups of carriers of the second plurality of carriers.