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Method and apparatus for carrier aggregation optimization

US12144013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 2019
Grant dateNov 12, 2024
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/0091
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for configuring carrier aggregation for a current user equipment (14) located in a wireless communication network in a coverage area of a base station which is capable of emitting a plurality of carrier components with a plurality transmission beams per carrier component, the method comprising: retrieving quality metrics beams from a database (16) comprising quality metrics associated with a carrier component of the plurality of carrier components and with a user equipment of a plurality of user equipments; determining, using the quality metrics, one or more candidate carrier components to be configured or de-configured for the current user equipment as secondary carrier components; configuring or de-configuring said one or more carrier components.

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