System and method for dynamically adjusting in-band carriers

Abstract

Systems, methods, and processing nodes for managing network resources perform and/or comprise: setting a first trigger criteria for an access node, wherein the access node is configured to communicate over a wideband including a first bandwidth portion and is configured to communicate in both of a first communication mode and a second communication mode; scheduling communications in the first communication mode over the first bandwidth portion; monitoring a usage parameter in at least one of the first communication mode or the second communication mode; and in response to a first determination that the usage parameter corresponds to the first trigger criteria for at least a first predetermined amount of time: identifying a second bandwidth portion within the wideband, and scheduling communications corresponding to the first communication mode over the first bandwidth portion and the second bandwidth portion.

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