Systems and methods for determining a modulation and coding scheme for a small cell

    公开(公告)号:US09621301B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-11

    申请号:US14567237

    申请日:2014-12-11

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for determining a modulation and coding scheme for a small cell. A small cell may receive a first signal level for a first signal received at a wireless device and a second signal level for a second signal received at the wireless device, wherein the received first signal is from the small cell and the received second signal is from a macro cell. The small cell may also receive a channel quality indicator from the wireless device that indicates a channel quality for communications between the wireless device and the small cell. A signal level metric may be calculated based on the first signal level, the second signal level, and the received channel quality indicator. A modulation and coding scheme for a transmission from the small call may be determined, wherein the transmission is associated with an almost blank subframe transmission from the macro cell.

    Donor selection for relay access nodes using reference signal boosting

    公开(公告)号:US10171159B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15451769

    申请日:2017-03-07

    Abstract: A method for donor selection in a relay access node includes identifying a plurality of candidate donor access nodes and obtaining one or more characteristics associated with each of the plurality of candidate donor access nodes. The method further includes determining a primary donor access node based on a comparison of the one or more characteristics between each of the plurality of candidate donor access nodes, and receiving a reference signal transmitted by the primary donor access node at a transmission power higher than a transmission power of downlink information transmitted by the primary donor access node. One or more quality characteristics of the primary donor access node are evaluated, and based on the one or more quality characteristics meeting a predetermined threshold, a connection to the primary donor access node is requested. Devices and systems relate to donor selection.

    Systems and methods for controlling a reference signal mode to facilitate beamforming

    公开(公告)号:US09780860B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-03

    申请号:US14529289

    申请日:2014-10-31

    CPC classification number: H04B7/0632 H04B7/0617 H04W16/08 H04W16/28

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for controlling a reference signal mode to facilitate beamforming. A load amount for reference signals from one or more wireless devices in communication with an access node is determined and compared with load level criteria. When the load amount meets or exceeds the load level criteria, the one or more wireless devices are directed to transmit reference signals using a subband mode of transmission. A subband quality is determined for a plurality of subbands available for the one or more wireless devices and a subband for reference signal transmission is selected from the plurality of subbands based on channel quality criteria. Wireless transmission, such as from an access node, to the one or more wireless devices is scheduled utilizing beamforming based on the reference signal.

    Coverage area adjustment for circuit switched fallback
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    发明授权
    Coverage area adjustment for circuit switched fallback 有权
    电路交换回退的覆盖区域调整

    公开(公告)号:US09363716B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-07

    申请号:US14468765

    申请日:2014-08-26

    CPC classification number: H04W36/0022

    Abstract: A first access node co-located with a second access node. The first access node communicates using a first type of wireless service. Scan results indicate whether a wireless device meets a first threshold criteria for being served by the second access node using a second type of wireless service. A time series of a count of these wireless devices is determined. From the time series, an indicator of a moving average of the time series is determined. Based on the moving average, the wireless devices are configured with an indicator of a second threshold criteria that determines whether a respective one of the wireless devices meets a second threshold criteria for being served by the first access node using the first type of wireless service.

    Abstract translation: 与第二接入节点共同定位的第一接入节点。 第一接入节点使用第一类无线业务进行通信。 扫描结果指示无线设备是否满足第二接入节点使用第二类型的无线服务来服务的第一阈值标准。 确定这些无线设备的计数的时间序列。 从时间序列中确定时间序列的移动平均值的指标。 基于移动平均值,无线设备被配置有第二阈值标准的指示符,其确定无线设备中的相应一个是否符合第一接入节点使用第一类型的无线服务来服务的第二阈值标准。

    Dynamic handover threshold adjustment for load balancing

    公开(公告)号:US11071028B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-20

    申请号:US16535275

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Abstract: Access nodes in a network are configured to periodically measure cell loads and exchange cell load measurements with neighbors. At each access node, cell loads are compared with load thresholds, and with neighboring loads, to determine whether or not load balancing operations should be triggered. Load balancing operations include reducing or increasing an effective coverage area of one or both of the congested cell and the neighbor cell by adjusting a handover threshold parameter, such as a threshold signal level. Adjusting thresholds at a congested cell triggers more handovers from the congested cell to the non-congested cell. Similarly, adjusting thresholds at a non-congested cell prevents handovers from the non-congested cell to the congested cell.

    DYNAMIC HANDOVER THRESHOLD ADJUSTMENT FOR LOAD BALANCING

    公开(公告)号:US20180054749A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-22

    申请号:US15241582

    申请日:2016-08-19

    CPC classification number: H04W36/00837 H04W28/08 H04W36/22

    Abstract: Access nodes in a network are configured to periodically measure cell loads and exchange cell load measurements with neighbors. At each access node, cell loads are compared with load thresholds, and with neighboring loads, to determine whether or not load balancing operations should be triggered. Load balancing operations include reducing or increasing an effective coverage area of one or both of the congested cell and the neighbor cell by adjusting a handover threshold parameter, such as a threshold signal level. Adjusting thresholds at a congested cell triggers more handovers from the congested cell to the non-congested cell. Similarly, adjusting thresholds at a non-congested cell prevents handovers from the non-congested cell to the congested cell.

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