US 2020/0092885 A1 · WIRELESS ACCESS POINT CONTROL OVER CARRIER AGGREGATION (CA) THROUGH A WIRELESS REPEATER CHAIN

Abstract

A wireless access point controls Carrier Aggregation (CA) over a wireless repeater chain. The wireless access point exchanges signaling with User Equipment (UE) over the wireless repeater chain which uses a number of repeater hops. The wireless access point selects a radio frequency for a Primary Component Carrier (PCC) based on the number of repeater hops. The wireless access point exchanges user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the selected radio frequency for the PCC. The wireless access point determines uplink throughput for the user data. The wireless access point re-selects the radio frequency for the PCC based on the number of repeater hops and the uplink throughput. The wireless access point exchanges additional user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the re-selected radio frequency for the PCC.

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Dependent claims

A method of operating a wireless access point to control Carrier Aggregation (CA) over a wireless repeater chain, the method comprising:

the wireless access point wirelessly exchanging network signaling with User Equipment (UE) over the wireless repeater chain, wherein the wireless repeater chain uses a number of repeater hops to exchange the network signaling with the UE;
the wireless access point selecting a radio frequency for a CA Primary Component Carrier (PCC) for the UE based on the number of repeater hops;
the wireless access point wirelessly exchanging user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the selected radio frequency for the CA PCC;
the wireless access point determining uplink throughput for the user data;
the wireless access point re-selecting the radio frequency for the CA PCC for the UE based on the number of repeater hops and the uplink throughput;
and
the wireless access point wirelessly exchanging additional user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the re-selected radio frequency for the CA PCC.

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A wireless access point to control Carrier Aggregation (CA) over a wireless repeater chain, the wireless access point comprising:

a transceiver configured to wirelessly exchange network signaling with User Equipment (UE) over the wireless repeater chain, wherein the wireless repeater chain is configured to use a number of repeater hops to exchange the network signaling with the UE;
a data processor configured to select a radio frequency for a CA Primary Component Carrier (PCC) for the UE based on the number of repeater hops;
the transceiver configured to wirelessly exchange user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the selected radio frequency for the CA PCC;
the data processor configured to determine uplink throughput for the user data;
the data processor configured to re-select the radio frequency for the CA PCC for the UE based on the number of repeater hops and the uplink throughput;
and
the transceiver configured to wirelessly exchange additional user data with the UE over the wireless repeater chain using the re-selected radio frequency for the CA PCC.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wireless access point control over carrier aggregation (ca) through a wireless repeater chain

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Wireless access point control over carrier aggregation (ca) through a wireless repeater chain

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