公开(公告)号：US11765701B1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US16905688

申请日：2020-06-18

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Roger Bartlett ,  Lyle T. Bertz ,  Ronald R. Marquardt

IPC: H04W72/00 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W72/51 ,  H04W88/10

CPC classification number: H04W72/0446 ,  H04B7/265 ,  H04B7/2656 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W72/51 ,  H04W88/10

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically reconfiguring an air interface that defines a continuum of frames each divided into a sequence of transmission time intervals (TTIs). The air interface is initially configured according to a first radio access technology (RAT). The base station then detects that at least a threshold extent of wireless client devices (WCDs) served by the base station on the air interface support operation according to a second RAT. And in response, the base station reconfigures the air interface so that certain TTIs per frame instead operate on a second RAT, with the remaining TTIs per frame still operating on the first RAT. The base station then serves WCDs that support the second RAT in the TTIs now configured according to the second RAT, while continuing to serve other WCDs according to the first RAT in the remaining TTIs configured according to the first RAT.

公开(公告)号：US10064178B1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US15188712

申请日：2016-06-21

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Roger Bartlett ,  Lyle T. Bertz ,  Ronald R. Marquardt

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W88/10

CPC classification number: H04W72/0446 ,  H04B7/265 ,  H04B7/2656 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/1215 ,  H04W88/10

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically reconfiguring an air interface that defines a continuum of frames each divided into a sequence of transmission time intervals (TTIs). The air interface is initially configured according to a first radio access technology (RAT). The base station then detects that at least a threshold extent of wireless client devices (WCDs) served by the base station on the air interface support operation according to a second RAT. And in response, the base station reconfigures the air interface so that certain TTIs per frame instead operate on a second RAT, with the remaining TTIs per frame still operating on the first RAT. The base station then serves WCDs that support the second RAT in the TTIs now configured according to the second RAT, while continuing to serve other WCDs according to the first RAT in the remaining TTIs configured according to the first RAT.

公开(公告)号：US10736100B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16106568

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Inventor： Roger Bartlett ,  Lyle T. Bertz ,  Ronald R. Marquardt

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W88/10

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically reconfiguring an air interface that defines a continuum of frames each divided into a sequence of transmission time intervals (TTIs). The air interface is initially configured according to a first radio access technology (RAT). The base station then detects that at least a threshold extent of wireless client devices (WCDs) served by the base station on the air interface support operation according to a second RAT. And in response, the base station reconfigures the air interface so that certain TTIs per frame instead operate on a second RAT, with the remaining TTIs per frame still operating on the first RAT. The base station then serves WCDs that support the second RAT in the TTIs now configured according to the second RAT, while continuing to serve other WCDs according to the first RAT in the remaining TTIs configured according to the first RAT.