公开(公告)号：US09866310B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-09

申请号：US14943465

申请日：2015-11-17

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Hemanth B. Pawar ,  Chunmei Liu ,  Krishna Sitaram ,  Pratik Kothari

IPC: H04J1/00 ,  H04B7/155 ,  H04W48/20

CPC classification number: H04B7/15507 ,  H04W48/20 ,  H04W84/047

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems to facilitate selection of a donor base station to serve a relay node (RN). In particular, a base station system (BSS) may include a plurality of base stations each operable to serve user equipment devices (UEs) and operable to serve an RN. The RN is in turn operable to serve UEs. According to the disclosure, a controlling entity may determine both (i) a type of content communicated between the BSS and UEs served by the BSS (BSS-served content type) and (ii) a type of content communicated between the RN and UEs served by the RN (RN-served content type). Based on both the determined BSS-served content type and the determined RN-served content type, the controlling entity may select one of the plurality of base stations to serve the RN and may cause the selected base station to serve the RN.

公开(公告)号：US09565676B1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-07

申请号：US14577465

申请日：2014-12-19

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Pratik Kothari ,  Parashar Thanki ,  Hemanth B. Pawar ,  Krishna Sitaram

IPC: H04W72/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W64/00

CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 ,  H04L5/0098 ,  H04W64/006 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a mobility-limited user equipment device (UE) are disclosed. While a first base station serves a UE in a first coverage area on a first carrier, either the first base station or the UE makes a first determination that the UE is substantially stationary. Responsive to at least making the first determination, the first base station causes the UE to receive service on a second carrier concurrently with the first base station continuing to serve the UE in the first coverage area on the first carrier. By way of example, the first base station may provide the second carrier in the first coverage area, or a second base station may provide the second carrier in a second coverage area.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于提供移动性受限用户设备设备（UE）的方法和系统。 当第一基站在第一载波上的第一覆盖区域中服务于UE时，第一基站或UE首先确定UE基本上是静止的。 响应于至少做出第一确定，第一基站使得UE在第一载波上的第一覆盖区域中与第一基站同时接收服务于第一基站继续服务于UE。 作为示例，第一基站可以在第一覆盖区域中提供第二载波，或者第二基站可以在第二覆盖区域中提供第二载波。

公开(公告)号：US10320519B1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15413050

申请日：2017-01-23

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Pratik Kothari ,  Chunmei Liu ,  Hemanth B. Pawar ,  Krishna Sitaram

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W84/04

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling service by a base station when the base station is serving both a first UE without carrier aggregation and a plurality of second UEs with carrier aggregation. As a basis for invoking carrier aggregation service for the first UE, the base station selects one of the second UEs to transition from being served by the base station with carrier aggregation to being served by the base station without carrier aggregation. The base station makes such a selection based at least in part on a modulation and coding scheme that the base station uses to serve the selected one of the second UEs. The base station transitions from serving the selected second UE with carrier aggregation to serving the selected second UE without carrier aggregation. And the base station transitions from serving the first UE without carrier aggregation to serving the first UE with carrier aggregation.

公开(公告)号：US10045359B1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US15063758

申请日：2016-03-08

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Krishna Sitaram ,  Chunmei Liu ,  Hemanth B. Pawar ,  Pratik Kothari

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W76/04 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically controlling when a base station will provide a UE with carrier aggregation service rather than serving the UE on just a single carrier. The base station dynamically invokes carrier aggregation service for the UE in response to detecting simultaneous voice and data communication by the UE. And the base station dynamically discontinues providing carrier aggregation service for the UE, and transitions to serving the UE on just a single carrier, in response to detecting that the UE's simultaneous voice and data communication has ended and that the UE is engaged in just voice communication or just data communication.