Patent · US Active

Systems and methods to report band combination capabilities in a telecommunication network

US11057962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

Shadi Iskander · Unterhaching, DE
Naveen Palle · San Diego, US
Candy Yiu · Beaverton, US
Birgit Breining · Munich, DE
Youn Hyoung Heo · Seoul, KR
Hesham Elhelw · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 3, 2017
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques described herein may be used to enable User Equipment (UE) to efficiently and reliably report supported band combinations to a wireless network. An enhanced NodeB (eNB) may determine eNB-supported bands combinations for carrier aggregation scenarios, create a simplified representation of the eNB-supported bands combinations (e.g., using a highest order band combination, groups of band combinations, etc.), and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the UE. The UE may determine UE-supported band combinations that are among the eNB-supported bands combinations, create a simplified representation of the UE-supported band combinations, and communicate the eNB-supported bands combinations to the eNB. The eNB may use the UE-supported band combinations to allocate appropriate carriers to the UE for carrier aggregation.

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