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US 10,772,100 B1Granted
Dynamic carrier allocation based on dual-connectivity capability
AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsSreekar Marupaduga, Rajveen Narendran
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AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsSreekar Marupaduga, Rajveen Narendran
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A base station that is configured to provide first-RAT service on multiple carriers will reserve at least one of the carriers for use in providing UEs with dual-connectivity service on the first RAT and a second RAT, and the base station will reserve at least one other of the carriers for use in providing UEs with standalone first-RAT service. For instance, a 4G base station that is configured to provide 4G service on multiple 4G carriers could reserve at least one of those 4G carriers for use in providing UEs with EN-DC service (where each UE would be served concurrently on a 5G carrier as well) and could reserve another one of those 4G carriers for use in providing UEs with standalone 4G service.
A base station configured to control carrier assignment, the base station comprising:
A method for controlling use of radio-frequency carriers by a base station, wherein the base station is configured to operate on at least a first carrier and a second carrier, the method comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying program instructions executable by a processing unit to carry out operations for controlling use of radio-frequency carriers by a base station, wherein the base station is configured to operate on at least a first carrier and a second carrier, the operations comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.