公开(公告)号：US10075851B1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15630518

申请日：2017-06-22

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Sreekar Marupaduga ,  Bryan T. Barbee ,  Andrew M. Wurtenberger

IPC: H04W88/10 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W16/10 ,  H04L5/14 ,  H04L5/00

CPC classification number: H04W16/14 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L5/1469 ,  H04W16/10 ,  H04W88/10

Abstract: A base station provides service on a host carrier, the host carrier having a host-carrier frequency range that defines a host-carrier bandwidth. Further, the base station provides service on a guest carrier concurrently with the base station providing service on the host carrier, the guest carrier having a guest-carrier frequency range that is defined fully within and as a portion of the host-carrier frequency range and that defines a guest-carrier bandwidth narrower than the host-carrier bandwidth. And the base station dynamically varies the guest-carrier bandwidth based at least on variation in quantity of client devices connected with the base station on the host carrier.

公开(公告)号：US10660095B1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15641636

申请日：2017-07-05

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Sreekar Marupaduga ,  Bryan T. Barbee ,  Andrew M. Wurtenberger

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W92/10 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A base station dynamically controls whether or not to serve a WCD on an in-band carrier defined within occupied bandwidth of a host carrier, with the dynamic controlling being based on whether the base station is operating in a capacity-mode on the host carrier, such as whether the base station has beamforming enabled on the host carrier and/or the base station is serving one or more relay nodes on the host carrier. If the base station is operating in a capacity-mode on the host carrier, then the base station could responsively transition a WCD from being served on the in-band carrier to instead being served on a guard-band carrier defined within a guard-band of the host carrier, or to being served on another carrier that is not an in-band carrier defined in the occupied bandwidth of the host carrier.

公开(公告)号：US09179379B1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US13896481

申请日：2013-05-17

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Clark D. Halferty ,  Andrew M. Wurtenberger ,  Ivy Y. Kelly ,  Bryan T. Barbee

IPC: H04B1/38 ,  H04W36/06 ,  H04B7/212

CPC classification number: H04W36/06 ,  H04B1/38 ,  H04B7/212 ,  H04W36/14 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus and system for managing frequency use in a system where multiple air interface protocols are in use. When a wireless communication device (WCD) is operating under a particular air interface protocol on a particular frequency channel, the WCD detects a threshold signal under another air interface protocol, and the WCD responsively transitions from operating under the particular air interface protocol on the particular frequency channel to operating under the particular air interface protocol on a different frequency channel. The method may thereby help to reduce likelihood of interference.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于管理使用多个空中接口协议的系统中的频率使用的方法和装置和系统。 当无线通信设备（WCD）在特定频率信道上的特定空中接口协议下工作时，WCD在另一空中接口协议下检测阈值信号，并且WCD响应于特定空中接口协议上的操作 频率信道在特定的空中接口协议下在不同的频率信道上运行。 因此，该方法可以有助于减少干扰的可能性。