# US 11,445,516 B2 · Systems and methods for multi-band resource control > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,516 B2 - Document ID: US11445516B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/247,186 - Filed: 2020-12-03 - Published: 2021-03-25 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-05 - Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Inventors: Krishna K. Bellamkonda; Vijay T. Madhav; Jin Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445516B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/563: of the wireless resources - H04L 5/0098: {Signalling of the activation or deactivation of component carriers, subcarriers or frequency bands} - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 16/18: Network planning tools - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04L 5/0001: {Arrangements for dividing the transmission path (two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex H04L5/14)} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract In some implementations, a device may partition a coverage area associated with a network to form one or more geographic sectors, and may determine a pathloss value for each frequency band of multiple frequency bands and a spatial distribution between cells, within the geographic sector, for each frequency band. The device may determine a degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band within the geographic sector based on the pathloss value and the spatial distribution between cells for that frequency band, and may determine, based on the degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band, a specific frequency band, of the multiple frequency bands, to be used as a primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector. The device may output information that identifies a carrier aggregation profile that indicates the specific frequency band to be used as the primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: determining, by a device and for each frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands used in a geographic sector, a pathloss value and a spatial distribution between nodes within the geographic sector; determining, by the device and based on the pathloss value and the spatial distribution between nodes, a degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band; determining, by the device and based on the degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band, a specific frequency band, of the plurality of frequency bands, to be used as a primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector; and outputting, by the device, information that identifies a carrier aggregation profile that indicates that the specific frequency band is to be used as the primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector for the carrier aggregation profile. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the carrier aggregation profile is identified based on: a measured mobility of user devices between the geographic sector and one or more neighboring geographic sectors; or a degree of contiguous coverage across the geographic sector and the one or more neighboring geographic sectors. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the spatial distribution between nodes indicates a node density in the geographic sector. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the spatial distribution between nodes is based on a technique that includes at least one of: a centroid distance technique; or a Voronoi polygon technique. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: partitioning a coverage area associated with a network to form the geographic sector, wherein partitioning the coverage area is based on parameters including at least one of: a quantity of radio access nodes within the coverage area; locations of the radio access nodes; radio access node types; a radio access technology (RAT) supported by the radio access nodes; a quantity of user devices within the coverage area; an inter-site distance between two or more radio access nodes within the coverage area; or a volume of network traffic associated with the coverage area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining the degree of contiguous coverage comprises: determining a normalization factor for an unlicensed frequency band based on one or more measurements associated with an unlicensed frequency band; and determining a degree of contiguous coverage for the unlicensed frequency band based on the normalization factor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the degree of contiguous coverage is based on at least one of: a measured pathloss value for each frequency band, or an estimated pathloss value due to obstruction loss. ### Claim 8 A device, comprising: one or more processors configured to: determine, for each frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands used in a geographic sector, a pathloss value and a spatial distribution between nodes within the geographic sector; determine, based on the pathloss value and the spatial distribution between nodes, a degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band; determine, based on the degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band, a specific frequency band, of the plurality of frequency bands, to be used as a primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector; and output information that identifies a carrier aggregation profile that indicates that the specific frequency band is to be used as the primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector for the carrier aggregation profile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the carrier aggregation profile is identified based on: a measured mobility of user devices between the geographic sector and one or more neighboring geographic sectors; or a degree of contiguous coverage across the geographic sector and the one or more neighboring geographic sectors. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the spatial distribution between nodes indicates a node density in the geographic sector. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors, when determining the spatial distribution between nodes, further are to: determine the spatial distribution between nodes based on a technique that includes at least one of: a centroid distance technique; or a Voronoi polygon technique. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, where the one or more processors are further to: partition a coverage area associated with a network to form the geographic sector, wherein partitioning the coverage area is based on parameters including at least one of: a quantity of radio access nodes within the coverage area; locations of the radio access nodes; radio access node types; a radio access technology (RAT) supported by the radio access nodes; a quantity of user devices within the coverage area; an inter-site distance between two or more radio access nodes within the coverage area; or a volume of network traffic associated with the coverage area. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the one or more processors, when determining the degree of contiguous coverage, are further to: determine a normalization factor for an unlicensed frequency band based on one or more measurements associated with an unlicensed frequency band; and determine a degree of contiguous coverage for the unlicensed frequency band based on the normalization factor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8, wherein the degree of contiguous coverage is based on at least one of: a measured pathloss value, for each frequency band, determined based on measurements associated with user devices in an indoor coverage scenario; or an estimated pathloss value due to obstruction loss. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium for storing instructions comprising: one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to: determine, for each frequency band of a plurality of frequency bands used in a geographic sector, a pathloss value and a spatial distribution between nodes within the geographic sector; determine, based on the pathloss value and the spatial distribution between nodes, a degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band; determine, based on the degree of contiguous coverage for each frequency band, a specific frequency band, of the plurality of frequency bands, to be used as a primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector; and output information that identifies a carrier aggregation profile that indicates that the specific frequency band is to be used as the primary carrier for carrier aggregation in the geographic sector for the carrier aggregation profile. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the carrier aggregation profile is identified based on: a measured mobility of user devices between the geographic sector and one or more neighboring geographic sectors; and a degree of contiguous coverage across the geographic sector and the one or more neighboring geographic sectors. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the spatial distribution between nodes indicates a node density in the geographic sector. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the spatial distribution between nodes, further cause the one or more processor to: determine the spatial distribution between nodes based on a spatial-geometric technique that includes at least one of: a centroid distance technique; or a Voronoi polygon technique. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising one or more instructions to cause the one or more processors to: partition a coverage area associated with a network to form the geographic sector, wherein partitioning the coverage area is based on parameters including at least one of: a quantity of radio access nodes within the coverage area; locations of the radio access nodes; radio access node types; a radio access technology (RAT) supported by the radio access nodes; a quantity of user devices within the coverage area; an inter-site distance between two or more radio access nodes within the coverage area; or a volume of network traffic associated with the coverage area. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the degree of contiguous coverage, further cause the one or more processor to: determine a normalization factor for an unlicensed frequency band based on one or more measurements associated with an unlicensed frequency band; and determine a degree of contiguous coverage for the unlicensed frequency band based on the normalization factor.