# US 10,873,954 B1 · Method and system for assigning antenna configurations for relay based hetnets > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,954 B1 - Document ID: US10873954B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/548,036 - Filed: 2019-08-22 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-02 - Assignees: Sprint Spectrum L.P. - Applicants: Sprint Spectrum LP - Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga; Nitesh Manchanda; Vanil Parihar - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873954B1 ## CPC - H04B 7/0689: {using different transmission schemes, at least one of them being a diversity transmission scheme} - H04W 72/56: based on priority criteria - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04B 7/02: Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas (RAKE receivers H04B1/7115) - H04W 64/003: {locating network equipment} - H04W 64/006: {with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination} - H04W 88/04: adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A method and system for controlling an access node includes prioritizing a plurality of wireless devices. The method also includes monitoring a position of a relay-capable wireless device and positions of the prioritized wireless devices. The method also includes determining the position of the relay-capable wireless device meets a first distance criteria and the position of prioritized wireless devices meets a second distance criteria. The method also includes assigning the relay-capable wireless device to a carrier aggregation configuration or an antenna diversity configuration based on the position of the relay-capable device and the position of the prioritized wireless devices. The method also includes assigning the prioritized wireless devices to the diversity configuration or the carrier aggregation configuration based on the position of the prioritized wireless devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for controlling an access node comprising: prioritizing a plurality of wireless devices; receiving a first signal corresponding to a relay-capable wireless device and second signals corresponding to the prioritized wireless devices; determining a first signal strength of the first signal meets a first criteria and second signal strengths of the second signals meet a second criteria; based on the first signal strength meeting the first criteria and the second signal strength meeting the second criteria, assigning the relay-capable wireless device to a carrier aggregation configuration or an antenna diversity configuration; and based on the second signal strengths meeting the second criteria, assigning the prioritized wireless devices to the antenna diversity configuration or the carrier aggregation configuration. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the prioritizing is based on a quality of service (QoS), QoS Class Identifier (QCI) or Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) of the wireless devices. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first criteria corresponds to a cell edge position and the second distance criteria corresponds to a position within a middle range of a cell. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the relay-capable wireless device is assigned to the antenna diversity configuration and the prioritized wireless device is assigned to the carrier aggregation configuration. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the second criteria corresponds to the cell edge position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the relay-capable wireless device is assigned to the carrier aggregation configuration and the prioritized wireless device is assigned to the antenna diversity configuration. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the assigning of relay-capable wireless device and the prioritized wireless devices are further based on a number of the prioritized wireless devices. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the assigning is further based on a number of prioritized wireless devices meeting a threshold. ### Claim 9 A method for assigning configurations of wireless devices within a communications network, the method comprising: prioritizing a wireless device; receiving, at an access node, a first signal corresponding to a relay-capable wireless device and a second signal corresponding to the prioritized wireless device; in response to a first signal strength of the first signal meeting a first criteria and a second signal strength of the second signal meeting a second criteria, assigning the relay-capable wireless device to a carrier aggregation configuration or an antenna diversity configuration; and in response to the second signal strength of the second signal strength meeting the second criteria, assigning the prioritized wireless device to the antenna diversity configuration or the carrier aggregation configuration. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first criteria corresponds to a cell edge position and the second criteria corresponds to a position within a middle range of a cell. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the antenna diversity configuration is transmit/receive diversity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the relay-capable wireless device is assigned to the antenna diversity configuration and the prioritized wireless device is assigned to the carrier aggregation configuration. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the first criteria corresponds to a cell edge position and the second criteria corresponds to the cell edge position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the relay-capable wireless device is assigned to the carrier aggregation configuration and the prioritized wireless device is assigned to the antenna diversity configuration. ### Claim 15 A system for assigning configurations of wireless devices within a communications network, the system comprising: a memory; and a processor configured to: prioritize a wireless device; receive, at an access node, a first signal corresponding to a relay-capable wireless device and a second signal corresponding to the prioritized wireless device; in response to a first signal strength of the first signal meeting a first criteria and a second signal strength of the second signal meeting a second criteria, assign the relay-capable wireless device to a carrier aggregation configuration or an antenna diversity configuration; and in response to the second signal strength of the second signal meeting the second criteria assign the prioritized wireless device to the antenna diversity configuration or the carrier aggregation configuration. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15, wherein the first criteria corresponds to a cell edge position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the second criteria corresponds to a position within a middle range of a cell. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the relay-capable wireless device is assigned to the antenna diversity configuration and the prioritized wireless device is assigned to the carrier aggregation configuration. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the second distance criteria corresponds to the cell edge position. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The system of claim 19, wherein the relay-capable wireless device is assigned to the carrier aggregation configuration and the prioritized wireless device is assigned to the antenna diversity configuration.