US 12,225,571 B2
5G link selection in non-standalone network
Sagar Tayal, Ambala (IN)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/804,167.
Prior Publication US 2023/0413311 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 72/542 (2023.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 72/542 (2023.01) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of wireless connectivity of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
detecting a connection attempt by the UE to a non-standalone (NSA) network including at least one base station and new radio (NR) stations;
receiving connection data from the UE;
connecting the UE to the base station;
determining, by a prediction module, an NR station from the NR stations based on channel quality measurements relating to the NR stations and the connection data of the UE; and
connecting the UE to the NR station determined by the prediction module.