US 12,219,582 B2
Network-based cell assignment for carrier aggregation systems and methods
Jasinder Singh, Olathe, KS (US); and Nishant Patel, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/555,017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0199810 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/51 (2023.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/0453 (2023.01); H04W 72/543 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/51 (2023.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01); H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 72/543 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system for performing carrier aggregation in a telecommunications network based on subscriber category information, the computing system comprising:
at least one hardware processor; and
at least one memory carrying instructions configured to cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
detecting a communication from a user equipment (UE);
receiving, from the UE and in response to a request for UE capability information, the UE capability information,
wherein the UE capability information includes an indication that the UE supports carrier aggregation;
accessing subscriber information associated with the UE,
wherein the subscriber information includes a quality of service (QOS) identifier, and
wherein the QoS identifier is associated with a subscriber category for the UE based on a subscriber plan and a pattern of activity associated with the UE,
wherein the pattern of the activity includes one or more of:
1) network use satisfying network constraints related to at least one of: frequency or bandwidth, or
2) the network use failing to satisfy the network constraints;
selecting, based at least in part on the QoS identifier, at least two carriers for the UE,
wherein the at least two carriers include a first carrier associated with a primary cell (PCell) and a second carrier associated with a secondary cell (SCell); and
initiating, in response to the communication from the UE and via the at least two carriers for the UE, a communication session.