Bandwidth throttling in a radio access network
US11641600B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and software of managing bandwidth allocated to User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, a bandwidth management system collects cell load information for a plurality of cells within a Radio Access Network (RAN), and processes the cell load information to determine a cell load status for each of the cells. The system performs bandwidth throttling for the UE by determining a location of the UE, identifying the cell load status for one or more cells in a region of the RAN corresponding with the location of the UE, determining whether the region of the RAN is overloaded based on the cell load status, and controlling a downgrade of bandwidth allocated to the UE in the RAN responsive to a determination that the region is overloaded.
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