# US 12,114,301 B2 · Multi-technology aggregation architecture for long term evolution communications systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,301 B2 - Document ID: US12114301B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/242,029 - Filed: 2023-09-05 - Published: 2023-12-21 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-06 - Assignees: AltioStar Networks, Inc. - Applicants: Altiostar Networks, Inc. - Inventors: Jung Ah Lee; Si Nguyen; Shabbir Bagasrawala - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114301B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/0453: Resources in frequency domain, e.g. a carrier in FDMA - H04L 5/0032: {Distributed allocation, i.e. involving a plurality of allocating devices, each making partial allocation} - H04W 72/21: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network - H04W 72/1215: {for collaboration of different radio technologies} - H04W 80/08: Upper layer protocols {(network arrangements or communication protocols for networked applications H04L67/00)} - H04W 84/04: Large scale networks; Deep hierarchical networks - 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 A method, system, and computer program product for transmission of data in a wireless communications system. A first downlink data is transmitted to a user equipment using a first downlink frequency. A first uplink data is received from the user equipment utilizing a first uplink frequency. A second downlink data is transmitted to the user equipment using a second downlink frequency. A second uplink data is received using the first uplink frequency. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: transmitting, by one or more base stations, a first downlink data to a user equipment using a first downlink frequency; receiving, by the one or more base stations, a first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing a first uplink frequency; transmitting, by the one or more base stations, a second downlink data to the user equipment using a second downlink frequency; and receiving, by the one or more base stations, Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information from a central unit, wherein the central unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more base stations. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central unit is configured to include a multi-connectivity traffic shaping function. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more base stations include at least one of the following: an eNodeB base station, a gNodeB base station, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the one or more base stations comprise an eNodeB base station and a gNodeB base station; and the receiving the first uplink data comprises receiving, by the eNodeB base station, the first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing the first uplink frequency. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the first downlink data is transmitted by the eNodeB base station; the second downlink data is transmitted by the gNodeB base station; and the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control unit is received by at least one of the eNodeB base station and the gNodeB base station. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information is used by the one or more base stations to transmit at least one of the first downlink data and the second downlink data. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the one or more base stations comprise a first base station and a second base station configured to exchange at least one of the following: a buffer status information associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, an average throughput associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a cell loading associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a channel quality associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the multi-connectivity traffic shaping function is configured to determine a size of one or more packet data units for transmission to the one or more base stations, wherein the size of the one or more packet data units is determined based on a radio link control buffer status associated with at least one of: the one or more base stations, the central unit, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 9 A system comprising: at least one programmable processor; and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising: transmitting, by one or more base stations, a first downlink data to a user equipment using a first downlink frequency; receiving, by the one or more base stations, a first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing a first uplink frequency; transmitting, by the one or more base stations, a second downlink data to the user equipment using a second downlink frequency; and receiving, by the one or more base stations, Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information from a central unit, wherein the central unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more base stations. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the central unit is configured to include a multi-connectivity traffic shaping function. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the one or more base stations include at least one of the following: an eNodeB base station, a gNodeB base station, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein: the one or more base stations comprise an eNodeB base station and a gNodeB base station; and the receiving the first uplink data comprises receiving, by the eNodeB base station, the first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing the first uplink frequency. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system as claimed in claim 12, wherein: the first downlink data is transmitted by the eNodeB base station; the second downlink data is transmitted by the gNodeB base station; and the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control unit is received by at least one of the eNodeB base station and the gNodeB base station. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information is used by the one or more base stations to transmit at least one of the first downlink data and the second downlink data. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The system as claimed in claim 9, wherein: the one or more base stations comprise a first base station and a second base station configured to exchange at least one of the following: a buffer status information associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, an average throughput associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a cell loading associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, a channel quality associated with at least one of the first base station and the second base station, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the multi-connectivity traffic shaping function is configured to determine a size of one or more packet data units for transmission to the one or more base stations, wherein the size of the one or more packet data units is determined based on a radio link control buffer status associated with at least one of: the one or more base stations, the central unit, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 17 A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one programmable processor, cause the at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising: transmitting, by one or more base stations, a first downlink data to a user equipment using a first downlink frequency; receiving, by the one or more base stations, a first uplink data from the user equipment utilizing a first uplink frequency; transmitting, by the one or more base stations, a second downlink data to the user equipment using a second downlink frequency; and receiving, by the one or more base stations, Packet Data Convergence Protocol control information from a central unit, wherein the central unit is communicatively coupled to the one or more base stations. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The computer program product as claimed in claim 17, wherein the central unit is configured to include a multi-connectivity traffic shaping function. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The computer program product as claimed in claim 17, wherein the one or more base stations include at least one of the following: an eNodeB base station, a gNodeB base station, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The computer program product as claimed in claim 17, wherein: the one or more base stations comprise an eNodeB base station and a gNodeB base station; the first downlink data is transmitted by the eNodeB base station; the first uplink data is received by the eNodeB base station; the second downlink data is transmitted by the gNodeB base station; and the Packet Data Convergence Protocol control unit is received by at least one of the eNodeB base station and the gNodeB base station.