# US 2026/0075431 A1 · Radio access network slicing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0075431 A1 - Document ID: US20260075431A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/394,458 - Filed: 2025-11-19 - Published: 2026-03-12 - Earliest claimed: 2023-03-24 - Assignees: Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C. - Applicants: Boost SubscriberCo L.L.C. - Inventors: Amit Pathania; Dhaval Mehta - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260075431A1 ## CPC - H04W 16/10: Dynamic resource partitioning - H04L 41/22: comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] - H04W 16/02: Resource partitioning among network components, e.g. reuse partitioning - H04W 16/18: Network planning tools - H04W 28/18: Negotiating wireless communication parameters - 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 disclosed method may include (i) providing, to an end-user of a radio access network, a graphical user interface that enables the end-user to configure at least one of a plurality of control knobs for configuring a slice of the radio access network, (ii) receiving, after the providing the graphical user interface, user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface indicating how the end-user would adjust the at least one of the control knobs for configuring the slice of the radio access network, and (iii) configuring the slice of the radio access network according to the user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface. Related systems and computer-readable mediums are further disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: providing, to an end-user of a radio access network, a graphical user interface that enables the end-user to configure at least one of a plurality of control knobs for configuring a slice of the radio access network; receiving, after the providing the graphical user interface, user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface indicating how the end-user would adjust the at least one of the control knobs for configuring the slice of the radio access network; and configuring the slice of the radio access network according to the user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface; wherein: the at least one control knob comprises a performance control knob; and the performance control knob enables the end-user to perform carrier aggregation of multiple distinct component carriers. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of control knobs comprises a frequency control knob that enables the end-user to select a radio frequency band. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one control knob comprises a resource control knob. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the resource control knob enables the end-user to implement a schedule of radio access network resource consumption. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the resource control knob enables the end-user to implement at least one load management policy. ### Claim 6 (canceled) ### Claim 7 (canceled) ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the performance control knob enables the user to select which multiple distinct network carriers to aggregate. ### Claim 9 A system comprising: a radio access network; and a graphical user interface; wherein the graphical user interface is configured to: enable an end-user of a radio access network to configure at least one of a plurality of control knobs for configuring a slice of the radio access network; receive user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface indicating how the end-user would adjust the at least one of the control knobs for configuring the slice of the radio access network; and configure the slice of the radio access network according to the user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface; wherein: the at least one control knob comprises a frequency control knob; and the at least one control knob comprises a performance control knob; and the performance control knob enables the end-user to perform carrier aggregation of multiple distinct component carriers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of control knobs comprises a frequency control knob that enables the end-user to select a radio frequency band. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one control knob comprises a resource control knob. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the resource control knob enables the end-user to implement a schedule of radio access network resource consumption. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the resource control knob enables the end-user to implement at least one load management policy. ### Claim 14 (canceled) ### Claim 15 (canceled) ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoding instructions that, when executed by at least one physical processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising: providing, to an end-user of a radio access network, a graphical user interface that enables the end-user to configure at least one of a plurality of control knobs for configuring a slice of the radio access network; receiving, after the providing the graphical user interface, user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface indicating how the end-user would adjust the at least one of the control knobs for configuring the slice of the radio access network; and configuring the slice of the radio access network according to the user input from the end-user through the graphical user interface; wherein: the at least one control knob comprises a performance control knob; and the performance control knob enables the end-user to perform carrier aggregation of multiple distinct component carriers.