US 11,901,983 B1
Selectively assigning uplink transmission layers
Nagi A. Mansour, Arlington, VA (US); Kafi I. Hassan, Fairfax, VA (US); Sandeep Mangrulkar, Chantilly, VA (US); and Akin Ozozlu, McLean, VA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/204,415.
Int. Cl. H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 72/1268 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04B 7/0608 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0007 (2013.01); H04W 72/1268 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
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1. A method for selectively assigning uplink transmission layers, the method comprising:
determining that an uplink usage based on a type of uplink transmission of a wireless device that is farther than a threshold distance from a servicing access node meets a threshold, wherein the type of uplink transmission is multimedia content or voice data, and wherein the wireless device is configured to utilize a first antenna for uplink transmissions using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second antenna for uplink transmissions using a second RAT, and the first RAT utilizes a lower frequency than the second RAT;
instructing the wireless device to stop transmitting uplink data via the second antenna;
based on meeting the threshold, instructing the wireless device to utilize an additional orthogonal layer for uplink transmissions;
instructing the wireless device to utilize the first antenna for the additional orthogonal layer.