公开(公告)号：US11910253B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17659380

申请日：2022-04-15

Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Inventor： Anurag Thantharate ,  Sougata Saha ,  Sreekar Marupaduga

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W92/10 ,  H04W36/28

CPC classification number: H04W36/00837 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W36/0058 ,  H04W36/0069 ,  H04W36/0072 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W36/0088 ,  H04W36/28 ,  H04W76/16 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W92/10

Abstract: When a first radio of a UE has an air-interface connection with an access node on a first carrier and the UE encounters a trigger for the UE to scan for and report to the access node coverage on a second carrier, a second radio of the UE, rather than the first radio of the UE, will conduct the scanning, and the first radio of the UE will then report to access node over the air-interface connection on the first carrier a result of the scanning conducted by the second radio. Optimally, the first radio of the UE thus need not tune away from its air-interface connection with the access node in order for the UE to scan for target coverage on the second carrier. And the process could thereby help avoid the interruption of communication between the UE and the access node on the air-interface connection over the first carrier.

公开(公告)号：US11882491B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17248523

申请日：2021-01-28

Applicant: T-Mobile USA Inc.

Inventor： Atul Kulkarni ,  Sreekar Marupaduga ,  Sougata Saha ,  Anurag Thantharate

IPC: H04W36/08 ,  H04W76/15

CPC classification number: H04W36/08 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically controlling connectivity of a user equipment device (UE) when the UE has standalone connectivity with a first access node under a first radio access technology (RAT). An example method includes the UE detecting that the UE is within threshold strong coverage of a second access node under a second RAT, and the UE making a selection between (i) responsively handing over from the first access node to the second access node and (ii) having dual-connectivity with the first access node and the second access node. Further, the example method includes the UE informing the first access node of the UE's selection, perhaps together with an inter-RAT measurement report reporting that the UE is within threshold strong coverage of the second access node, and the first access node responsively taking action in accordance with the UE's selection.

公开(公告)号：US11582668B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US17468370

申请日：2021-09-07

Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Inventor： Anurag Thantharate ,  Sreekar Marupaduga

IPC: H04W36/22 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W36/06

Abstract: A base station of a radio access network (RAN) can be configured to prioritize standalone (SA) 5G traffic over non-standalone (NSA) 5G traffic in certain situations, to improve user experiences associated with 5G-specific services implemented via SA 5G networks. The base station can generally instruct 5G user equipment (UE), such SA UEs and NSA UEs, to prioritize camping on an SA priority band. However, if a RAN load level is at or above a threshold, the base station can instruct NSA UEs to prioritize camping on a different priority band in order to relieve congestion on the SA priority band and/or preserve remaining capacity on the SA priority band for SA UEs. When the RAN load level is above a threshold, the base station can also, or alternately, at least briefly delay traffic associated with NSA UEs to prioritize transmission of traffic associated with SA UEs.

公开(公告)号：US20240163756A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18540241

申请日：2023-12-14

Applicant: T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Inventor： Atul Kulkarni ,  Sreekar Marupaduga ,  Sougata Saha ,  Anurag Thantharate

IPC: H04W36/08 ,  H04W76/15

CPC classification number: H04W36/08 ,  H04W76/15

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically controlling connectivity of a user equipment device (UE) when the UE has standalone connectivity with a first access node under a first radio access technology (RAT). An example method includes the UE detecting that the UE is within threshold strong coverage of a second access node under a second RAT, and the UE making a selection between (i) responsively handing over from the first access node to the second access node and (ii) having dual-connectivity with the first access node and the second access node. Further, the example method includes the UE informing the first access node of the UE's selection, perhaps together with an inter-RAT measurement report reporting that the UE is within threshold strong coverage of the second access node, and the first access node responsively taking action in accordance with the UE's selection.