Method and system for managing quantity of carriers in air interface connection based on type of content
US9820289B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/1469
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for managing quantity of carriers to aggregate together in carrier aggregation service, based at least in part on consideration of the type of content that will be communicated to or from the user equipment device (UE) at issue. A base station serving the UE may determine a type of content that will be communicated between the base station and the UE and, based at least on the determined type of content, may decide whether to apply carrier aggregation and, when the decision is to apply carrier aggregation, determine, based at least on the determined type of content, how many component carriers to aggregate together in the carrier aggregation service of the UE. The base station may then modify an air interface connection with the UE to encompass the determined number of component carriers.
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