Method and apparatus for carrier aggregation optimization
US12144013B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 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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