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OwnerPeter Muszynski, Uwe Schwarz +1inventors
InventorsPeter Muszynski, Uwe Schwarz, Harri Holma
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A method and apparatus for selection of downlink carriers in a cellular system that includes selecting a first downlink carrier for use by a mobile node. A decision is made that the mobile node should use another downlink carrier. The mobile node is then directed by a network node to use a second downlink carrier. The first downlink carrier and second downlink carrier may be from different cells or the same cell supplying downlink frequencies. The network node may decide that the mobile node should use another downlink carrier based on several factors such as current load conditions of the cells supplying the first downlink carrier and the second downlink carrier, a type of service on the current downlink carrier, whether the mobile node has connection capability at frequencies of the second downlink carrier, or if a potential interference condition may exist.
A method for selection of downlink carriers in a cellular system comprising:
The method according to clam 2, wherein the first cell includes downlink carriers in a core band and the second cell includes downlink carriers in an extension band.
The method according to clam 3, wherein the first cell comprises a cell with downlink carrier frequencies of at least approximately 2.0 GHz and the second cell comprises a cell with downlink carrier frequencies of at least approximately 2.5 GHz.
A network node containing instructions stored therein, the instructions when executed causing the network node to perform:
The method according to clam 24, wherein the first cell includes downlink carriers in a core band and the second cell includes downlink carriers in an extension band.
The method according to clam 25, wherein the first cell comprises a cell with downlink carrier frequencies of at least approximately 2.0 GHz and the second cell comprises a cell with downlink carrier frequencies of at least approximately 2.5 GHz.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.