# US 11,910,261 B2 · Adaptive channel orchestration > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,910,261 B2 - Document ID: US11910261B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/395,806 - Filed: 2021-08-06 - Published: 2021-11-25 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2019-04-12 - Assignees: Airspan IP Holdco LLC - Applicants: Airspan IP Holdco LLC - Inventors: Marlon Peter Persaud; Andrew Logothetis; Krzysztof Dudzinski; Venkateswarlu Katepalli; Ashvtosh Goel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11910261B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/18506: {Communications with or from aircraft, i.e. aeronautical mobile service} - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04B 17/309: Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - H04W 4/42: for mass transport vehicles, e.g. buses, trains or aircraft - H04W 16/14: Spectrum sharing arrangements {between different networks} - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 36/304: {due to measured or perceived resources with higher communication quality} - H04W 36/322: {by location data} - H04B 7/18504: {Aircraft used as relay or high altitude atmospheric platform} - H04B 17/101: {for measurement of specific parameters of the transmitter or components thereof} - H04B 17/12: of transmit antennas, e.g. of the amplitude or phase - H04B 17/18: Monitoring during normal operation - H04L 41/0803: Configuration setting - H04W 16/10: Dynamic resource partitioning - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/541: using the level of interference - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 84/005: {Moving wireless networks} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A cellular communication apparatus includes antenna circuitry. A transceiver receives or transmits a signal using the antenna circuitry on a chosen channel of a portion of a radio spectrum. The portion of the radio spectrum is divided into one or more channels including the chosen channel each occupying a bandwidth of the portion of the radio spectrum. Control circuitry dynamically changes a configuration of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum and communication circuitry communicates the configuration of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum to one or more items of user equipment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cellular communication apparatus comprising: antenna circuitry; a transceiver to receive or transmit a signal using the antenna circuitry on a chosen channel of a portion of a radio spectrum, wherein the portion of the radio spectrum is divided into a plurality of channels according to a definition, the plurality of channels including the chosen channel, each channel of the plurality of channels occupying a bandwidth of the portion of the radio spectrum, and to detect interference at a bandwidth that partially overlaps the chosen channel; control circuitry including: circuitry configured to change the definition of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum by changing a bandwidth of at least one of the plurality of channels to reduce an effect of the interference on the plurality of channels; circuitry configured to change the definition of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum by changing a center frequency of at least one of the plurality of channels to reduce an effect of the interference on the plurality of channels; circuitry configured to change the definition of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum by deactivating a selection of unused channels of the plurality of channels to reduce an effect of the interference on the plurality of channels; and circuitry configured to change the definition of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum by increasing a power of the chosen channel to reduce an effect of the interference on the plurality of channels; and communication circuitry configured to communicate the definition of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum to one or more items of user equipment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the interference is unsolicited interference. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the definition of one or more channels of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum is changed autonomously. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the definition of one or more channels of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum is changed in a decentralised manner. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: the transceiver is adapted to receive a noise profile from the one or more items of user equipment; and the definition of one or more channels of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum is changed based on the noise profile from the one or more items of user equipment. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the definition of one or more channels of the plurality of channels of the radio spectrum is changed such that the one or more channels occupy areas of bandwidth having more favourable radio conditions than prior to the definition being changed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the more favourable radio conditions comprise a lower noise than prior to the definition being changed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the more favourable radio conditions comprise a higher throughput than prior to the definition being changed. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the more favourable radio conditions are for a majority of the one or more items of user equipment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the more favourable radio conditions are an average of radio conditions of the one or more items of user equipment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 6, comprising: processing circuitry configured to perform dynamic programming to determine the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum achieving the more favourable radio conditions. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein: a number of stages of the dynamic programming corresponds with a number of the one or more channels; and each stage of the dynamic programming is directed towards obtaining the more favourable radio conditions by considering an addition of one of the one or more channels. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the dynamic programming is performed a number of times corresponding to a maximum number of the one or more channels that can be supported. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the definition is dynamically changed by changing a center frequency of at least one of the channels. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the definition is dynamically changed by changing a bandwidth of at least one of the channels. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the definition is dynamically changed by changing a power of at least one of the channels of the plurality of channels. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the definition is dynamically changed by changing a number of the channels of the plurality of channels. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The cellular communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the definition using the antenna circuitry. ### Claim 19 A cellular communication method comprising: receiving or transmitting a signal using antenna circuitry on a chosen channel of a portion of a radio spectrum, wherein the portion of the radio spectrum is divided into one or more channels according to a definition, the one or more channels including the chosen channel, each channel of the one or more channels occupying a bandwidth of the portion of the radio spectrum; determining whether to: change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by changing a bandwidth of at least one of the one or more channels to reduce an effect of interference on the one or more channels, change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by changing a center frequency of at least one of the one or more channels to reduce an effect of the interference on the one or more channels, change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by deactivating a selection of unused channels of the one or more channels to reduce an effect of the interference on the one or more channels, and change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by increasing a power of the chosen channel to reduce an effect of the interference on the one or more channels; and communicating the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum to one or more items of user equipment. ### Claim 20 A cellular communication apparatus comprising: base station means for receiving or transmitting a signal using antenna circuitry on a chosen channel of a portion of a radio spectrum, wherein the portion of the radio spectrum is divided into one or more channels according to a definition, the one or more channels including the chosen channel, each channel of the one or more channels occupying a bandwidth of the portion of the radio spectrum; and base station means for determining whether to: change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by changing a bandwidth of at least one of the one or more channels to reduce an effect of interference on the one or more channels, change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by changing a center frequency of at least one of the one or more channels to reduce an effect of the interference on the one or more channels, change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by deactivating a selection of unused channels of the one or more channels to reduce an effect of the interference on the one or more channels, and change the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum by increasing a power of the chosen channel, to reduce an effect of the interference on the one or more channels; and base station means for communicating the definition of the one or more channels of the radio spectrum to one or more items of user equipment.