# US 2026/0075469 A1 · Resource block reservation for cell edge devices in wireless communication networks > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0075469 A1 - Document ID: US20260075469A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/882,456 - Filed: 2024-09-11 - Published: 2026-03-12 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-11 - Assignees: T-Mobile Innovations LLC - Applicants: T-Mobile Innovations LLC - Inventors: Krunal Mansukhlal Modasiya - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260075469A1 ## CPC - H04W 28/26: Resource reservation - H04B 17/346: {Noise values (signal-to-interference ratio [SIR] or carrier-to-interference ratio [CIR] H04B17/336)} - H04W 56/0045: {compensating for timing error by altering transmission time} - H04W 72/12: Wireless traffic scheduling - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract Various embodiments include a system that comprises processing circuitry and radio circuitry. The processing circuitry reserves a set of resource blocks for user devices located in a cell edge of a cell provide by an access node. The processing circuitry determines a user device is located in the cell edge. The processing circuitry schedules the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge. The radio circuitry wirelessly exchanges user data with the user device based on the schedule. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: reserving a set of resource blocks for user devices located in a cell edge of a cell provided by an access node; determining a user device is located in the cell edge; scheduling the user device using the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge; wirelessly exchanging user data with the user device based on the scheduling. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein reserving the set of resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge comprises: coordinating with a neighboring access node to select a first set of resource blocks and a second set of resource blocks wherein the first set of resource blocks does not overlap with the second set of resource blocks; and reserving the set of resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge using the first set of resource blocks wherein the neighboring access node reserves another set of resource blocks for other user devices located in an additional cell edge of a neighbor cell provided by the neighboring access node using the second set of resource blocks. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein reserving the set of resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge comprises: hosting a machine learning model trained to reserve resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge; providing a set of available resource blocks to the machine learning model; and reserving the set of resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge based on an output from the machine learning model. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein reserving the set of resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge comprises reserving the set of resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge based on an operator selection. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein determining the user device is located in the cell edge comprises wirelessly receiving a timing advance signal from the user device, determining a distance of the user device based on the timing advance signal, and determining the user device is located in the cell edge based on the distance. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein determining the user device is located in the cell edge comprises wirelessly receiving a location report from the user device that includes Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the user device and determining the user device is located in the cell edge based on the GPS coordinates. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising determining a Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) for the user devices located in the cell edge exceeds a SINR threshold; and wherein: scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge comprises scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge in response to the exceeded SINR threshold. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising determining an amount of the user devices located in the cell edge exceeds an edge loading threshold; and wherein: scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge comprises scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge in response to the exceeded edge loading threshold. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a notification from a neighboring access node that indicates a Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) for other user devices located in an additional cell edge of the neighbor cell provided by the neighboring access node exceeds a neighbor cell SINR threshold; and wherein: scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge comprises scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge in response to the exceeded neighbor cell SINR threshold. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a notification from a neighboring access node that indicates an amount of other user devices located in a cell edge of a neighbor cell providing by the neighboring access node exceeds a neighbor cell edge loading threshold; and wherein: scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge comprises scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge in response to the exceeded neighbor cell edge loading threshold. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: wirelessly receiving historical Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) measurements from historical user devices; determining locations of the historical SINR measurements; determining a set of the historical SINR measurements that exceed a SINR threshold; and selecting a geographic area to form the cell edge based on the locations of the set of the historical SINR measurements that exceed the SINR threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: wirelessly receiving historical timing advance signals from historical user devices; determining distances of the historical user devices based on the historical timing advance signals; determining a set of the distances of the historical user devices that exceed a distance threshold; and selecting a geographic area to form the cell edge based on the set of the distances of the historical user devices that exceed the distance threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: wirelessly receiving historical Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) measurements from historical user devices; hosting a machine learning model trained to select geographic areas to form cell edges based on SINR measurements; providing the historical SINR measurements to the machine learning model; and selecting a geographic area to form the cell edge based on an output from the machine learning model. ### Claim 14 A system comprising: processing circuitry configured to: reserve a set of resource blocks for user devices located in a cell edge of a cell provided by an access node; determine a user device is located in the cell edge; and schedule the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge; and radio circuitry configured to: wirelessly exchange user data with the user device based on the schedule. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: coordinate with a neighboring access node to select a first set of resource blocks and a second set of resource blocks wherein the first set of resource blocks does not overlap with the second set of resource blocks; and reserve the set of resource blocks for the user devices located in the cell edge using the first set of resource blocks wherein the neighboring access node reserves another set of resource blocks for other user devices located in an additional cell edge of a neighbor cell provided by the neighboring access node using the second set of resource blocks. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein: the radio circuitry is further configured to wirelessly receive a timing advance signal from the user device; and the processing circuitry is further configured to determine a distance of the user device based on the timing advance signal and determine the user device is located in the cell edge based on the distance. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine a Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) for the user devices located in the cell edge exceeds a SINR threshold; and schedule the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge in response to the exceeded SINR threshold. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: determine an amount of the user devices located in the cell edge exceeds an edge loading threshold; and schedule the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge in response to the exceeded edge loading threshold. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to: receive a notification from a neighboring access node that indicates at least one of a Signal-to-Interference-Plus-Noise Ratio (SINR) for other user devices located in an additional cell edge of the neighbor cell provided by the neighboring access node exceeds a neighbor cell SINR threshold or an amount of the other user devices located in the additional cell edge of the neighboring cell exceeds a neighbor cell edge loading threshold; and schedule the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge in response to at least one of the exceeded neighbor cell SINR threshold or the exceeded neighbor cell edge loading threshold. ### Claim 20 One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon, wherein the program instruction, when executed by a computing system, direct the computing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: reserving a set of resource blocks for user devices located in a cell edge of a cell provided by an access node; determining a user device is located in the cell edge; scheduling the user device in the set of resource blocks reserved for the user devices located in the cell edge; and directing a radio to wirelessly exchange user data with the user device based on the scheduling.