Apparatus and method for balancing traffic load using inter-site carrier aggregation
US9848356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for selecting a serving cell by a user equipment (UE) to which the inter-site carrier aggregation (CA) technology is according to the intensity of a reception signal of each carrier wave is provided. However, in order to improve resource usage and a throughput of the entire cells, a method is performed in which a PCell and an SCell are selected considering the intensity of a reception signal and a load between cells, the SCell is activated, and loads of the PCell and the SCell are adjusted. The method can balance an inter-cell traffic load, and eventually, increase usage of the entirety of a network and improve a throughput.
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