Method and apparatus for operating a device on a licensed spectrum and an unlicensed spectrum
US10206140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus operate a device on a licensed spectrum and an unlicensed spectrum. The device can operate on a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) channel via a WWAN base station using a WWAN Radio Access Technology (RAT). The device can detect at least one WWAN RAT Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) base station using the WWAN RAT operating on a WLAN frequency. The device can communicate with the WWAN RAT WLAN base station on a WWAN RAT WLAN channel operating on the WLAN frequency. The device can scan WLAN frequencies. A WLAN access point load on the WWAN RAT WLAN channel can be calculated based on scanning the WLAN frequencies, where a WLAN access point uses a WLAN RAT. The device can disable communication using the WWAN RAT WLAN channel when the WLAN access point load exceeds a threshold and allow communication on the WWAN channel when the WLAN access point load exceeds a threshold.
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