Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic link monitoring to resolve imbalance in LAA/LTE radio resource allocation
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Application No.: US15593702Application Date: 2017-05-12
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Publication No.: US10433211B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Farouk Belghoul , Lydi Smaini , Tarik Tabet , Syed Aon Mujtaba
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert and Goetzel PC
- Agent Jeffrey C. Hood
- Main IPC: H04W28/08
- IPC: H04W28/08 ; H04W16/14 ; H04W72/04

Abstract:
A wireless communication device (UE) may monitor grants received from respective cells associated with one or more first (e.g. licensed) frequency band(s) and one or more second (e.g. unlicensed) frequency band(s). Based on the received grants the UE may determine if an imbalance exists in the radio resource allocation, whereby the UE communicates more than intended in the second frequency band(s). The imbalance may be specified with respect to the ratio or portion of the communications that are conducted in the second frequency band(s) with respect to all wireless communications of the UE. If the UE detects an imbalance, it may transmit a report to the network (e.g. to the base station serving the UE) indicating unfavorable conditions for the UE to be operating in the second frequency band(s). In response, the network may disable the respective cell(s) associated with the second frequency band(s) and/or it may disable carrier aggregation for the UE.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180020376A1 Dynamic Link Monitoring to Resolve Imbalance in LAA/LTE Radio Resource Allocation Public/Granted day:2018-01-18
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