US 11,723,096 B1
Use of capability reporting based on ping-ponging as basis to facilitate control of dual connectivity
Sreekar Marupaduga, Overland Park, KS (US); and Rajveen Narendran, Olathe, KS (US)
Assigned to Sprint Spectrum LLC, Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/448,281.
Application 17/448,281 is a continuation of application No. 15/929,202, filed on Jan. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,134,530.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 1/18 (2023.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 72/1273 (2023.01); H04W 8/24 (2009.01); H04W 92/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/15 (2018.02) [H04W 8/24 (2013.01); H04W 72/1273 (2013.01); H04W 92/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling connectivity of a user equipment device (UE), wherein the UE is dual-connectivity capable, the method comprising:
detecting by the UE that the UE has ping-ponged at a threshold high rate between standalone connectivity and dual connectivity; and
responsive to at least the detecting that the UE has ping-ponged at the threshold high rate between standalone connectivity and dual connectivity, transmitting by the UE, to an access node serving the UE, a report including an indication that the UE is not dual-connectivity capable,
wherein the access node is configured to use the indication in the report as a basis to forgo configuring of dual connectivity for the UE.