Dynamic carrier reconfiguration to facilitate voice-over-packet communication in response to predicted uplink intermodulation distortion
US11026131B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/1263
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When an access node is providing a UE with carrier-aggregation service on a PCell in combination with one or more SCells and the UE engages in a voice call including uplink voice communication on the PCell, the access node will determine that there is a threshold high level of IMD on the uplink resulting from concurrent downlink transmissions, and the access node will responsively swap the UE's PCell with one of the UE's one or more SCells. In a representative implementation, the decision to swap these carriers in the UE's connection could be based on a further determination that the level of IMD on the uplink of the SCell is not threshold high.
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