US 2022/0038956 A1 · DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION ACROSS MULTIPLE NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDERS

Abstract

A technique for utilizing network resources includes allocating a first set of network resources associated with a first network provider that operates a first core network and utilizes a first radio carrier (802) and a second set of network resources associated with a second network provider that operates a second core network and utilizes a second radio carrier (808). The technique also includes combining the first set of network resources and the second set of network resources to generate a combined set of network resources (810), and using the combined set of network resources to transmit data between a user device and the first core network and between the user device and the second core network, concurrently in a same communication session (812).

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Dependent claims

A method for utilizing network resources, the method comprising:

allocating, by processing hardware, (i) a first set of network resources associated with a first network provider that operates a first core network and utilizes a first radio carrier and (ii) a second set of network resources associated with a second network provider that operates a second core network and utilizes a second radio carrier;
combining, by the processing hardware, the first set of network resources and the second set of network resources to generate a combined set of network resources;
and
using the combined set of network resources to transmit data between a user device and the first core network and between the user device and the second core network, concurrently in a same communication session.

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A method in a network server for concurrently utilizing resources of multiple network providers, the method comprising:

receiving, by processing hardware, an indication that a user device is connected via at least one base station using a same identity, to (i) a first core network associated with a first service provider, over a first radio carrier, and (ii) a second core network associated with a second service provider, over a second radio carrier;
and
establishing, by the processing hardware, a communication session, including:
allocating a first set of network resources of the first service provider, and
allocating a second set of network resources of the second service provider, to cause the user device to use the first set of network resources and the second set of network resources concurrently for receiving downlink data and/or transmitting uplink data during the communication session.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Dynamic resource allocation across multiple network service providers

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Dynamic resource allocation across multiple network service providers

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Abstract

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