Wireless band priority metrics analysis and response
AssigneeT-Mobile USA, Inc.
InventorJong Sung Yoon
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Abstract
User equipment (UE) can include a network analyzer to capture network metrics to monitor conditions of cell coverage and band dominance. In some instances, the UE is served by a base station with multiple network bands. The base station may select a network band based on an optimization scheme. In some instances, the UE can capture data representing network metrics and can report such data to a network device to further aggregate the data and to generate reports. The network device can use the aggregated data to perform band dominance analysis, which may include determining a coverage index for each available band. The coverage index may be used to determine parameters for a base station. The parameters may be modified to trigger handovers to optimize band traffic.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- establishing, by a base station with a user device, a communication connection using a first network band, the base station configured to use the first network band and a second network band for communication;
- receiving, by the base station from a remote network device, a message informing of a coverage index threshold;
- configuring a handover rule for the base station based at least in part on the coverage index threshold;
- receiving, from the user device, network data associated with the first network band;
- and
- transitioning the communication connection with the user device from the first network band to the second network band based at least in part on the handover rule and the network data.
A base station comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory;
- and
- one or more components stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- establishing a communication connection with a user device using a first network band, the base station configured to use the first network band and a second network band for communication;
- receiving, from a remote network device, a message informing of a coverage index threshold;
- configuring a handover rule for the base station based at least in part on the coverage index threshold;
- receiving, from the user device, network data associated with the first network band;
- and
- transitioning the communication connection with the user device from the first network band to the second network band based at least in part on the handover rule and the network data.
A system comprising:
- a user device;
- a remote network device;
- and
- a base station comprising one or more processors and a memory, wherein the memory stores one or more components executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- establishing a communication connection with the user device using a first network band, the base station configured to use the first network band and a second network band for communication;
- receiving, from the remote network device, a message informing of a coverage index threshold;
- configuring a handover rule for the base station based at least in part on the coverage index threshold;
- receiving, from the user device, network data associated with the first network band;
- and
- transitioning the communication connection with the user device from the first network band to the second network band based at least in part on the handover rule and the network data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.